The Court of the Mosque, Alhambra
Drawing
1832 (Drawn)
1832 (Drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lewis lived in Spain from 1832-1833. There he produced a series of drawings and brilliantly coloured watercolours of Spanish life. Lewis also produced a series of lithographs of the Alhambra, one of the best-preserved examples of Islamic architecture in Spain. A number of the preliminary drawings survive and this is one of them.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Court of the Mosque, Alhambra (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and wash and Chinese white |
| Brief description | The Court of the Mosque, Alhambra, 1832. John Frederick Lewis |
| Physical description | Drawing of an Islamic building with intricate decoration |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | John Frederick Lewis 1804/5-1876
The Court of the Mosque, the Alhambra
1832
These sketches for lithographs represent Lewis's first sustained attempt at architectural drawings. They show his great skill in rendering accurately, and in perspective, the fine detail of the intricate Islamic decoration. Ho achieved this without the use of any drawing aids.
Pencil and wash and Chinese white
Transferred from the Royal COlledge of Art 1918
Museum no. E.1024-1918 |
| Object history | Transferred from the Royal College of Art 1918 |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Lewis lived in Spain from 1832-1833. There he produced a series of drawings and brilliantly coloured watercolours of Spanish life. Lewis also produced a series of lithographs of the Alhambra, one of the best-preserved examples of Islamic architecture in Spain. A number of the preliminary drawings survive and this is one of them. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1024-1918 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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