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View of the Moorish Mill

Photograph
1859 - 1862 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph showing a stone structure and tower on a hill from the vantage of a house in a valley nestled among trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • View of the Moorish Mill (generic title)
  • River Darro and the mill on the hillside of the Alhambra, from the end of the Paseo de los Tristes (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Charles Clifford, 'Moorish Mill, Granada', Spain, albumen print, 1859-1862
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph showing a stone structure and tower on a hill from the vantage of a house in a valley nestled among trees.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 498mm
  • Mount width: 386mm
Content description
The photograph illustrates the River Darro and a mill on the hillside of the Alhambra, viewed from the end of the Paseo de los Tristes [Promenade of the Sad], Granada. It documents vegetation, hydraulic constructions and military architecture of the Alhambra. It shows Homenaje y Quebrada Towers.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
47795

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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