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Yuste, Palace of Charles V

Photograph
ca. 1850s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a multi-story stone building with covered terraces. A man is visible leaning over the metal railing of one of the terraces. A group of four figures is visible gathered at the base of the structure, including three seated woman wearing light cloths draped over their heads and one standing figure clad in dark vetements and a large hat. A fine honey-comb cracking of the negative emolsion is also visible.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleYuste, Palace of Charles V (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Charles Clifford, 'Yuste, Palace of Charles V', albumen print, ca. 1850s
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a multi-story stone building with covered terraces. A man is visible leaning over the metal railing of one of the terraces. A group of four figures is visible gathered at the base of the structure, including three seated woman wearing light cloths draped over their heads and one standing figure clad in dark vetements and a large hat. A fine honey-comb cracking of the negative emolsion is also visible.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 500mm
  • Mount width: 350mm
Object history
This is one of fifty-one photographs of Spanish architecture and views purchased from M. Balcon for the Department of Science and Art on 26 June 1866.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Association
Associated object
E.1260-2000 (Version)
Collection
Accession number
47780

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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