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Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan

Etching and Aquatint
1860s (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and aquatint entitled 'Garde de la Casbah à Tetuan', depicting guards on horseback.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGarde 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 17.2cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
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.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.269

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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