Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan
Etching and Aquatint
1860s (drawn)
1860s (drawn)
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Etching and aquatint entitled 'Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan', depicting guards on horseback.
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Title | Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint |
Brief description | Etching and aquatint by Marià Fortuny (Mariano Fortuny y Marsal), entitled 'Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan'. Morocco, ca. 1860s. |
Physical description | Etching and aquatint entitled 'Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan', depicting guards on horseback. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
Object history | Tetuan is in northern Morocco. Fortuny arrived there in February 1860 and in March of that year witnessed the Spanish victory at the battle of Tetuan. |
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Accession number | SP.269 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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