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Gate of Justice, Alhambra

Photograph
1859 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Clifford, Charles (photographer)
Place of origin
Granada (City) (photographed)
Alhambra (photographed)

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a tower with entrance. In front of the structure stands two figures, both with their backs to the camera.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Architecture
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • Gate of Justice, Alhambra (assigned by artist)
  • La Alhambra. Torre de Justicia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by Charles Clifford, 'Gate of Justice, Alhambra', Granada, Spain, albumen print, 1859
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a tower with entrance. In front of the structure stands two figures, both with their backs to the camera.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 404mm
  • Image width: 309mm
  • Card height: 495mm
  • Card width: 387mm
Content description
The photograph illustrates the Torre de la Justicia [Tower of the Justice], Alhambra. It documents military architecture of the Alhambra.
Credit line
Purchase of M Balcon, 1866.
Production
From the album by Charles Clifford Recuerdos fotográficos de la visita de SS.MM. y AA.RR. a las provincias de Andalucía y Murcia en setiembre y octubre de 1862 [Photographic remembrances of the visit of Majesties and royal Highnesses to Andalucía and Murcia provinces in September and October 1862], 1859-1862, Granada, Spain.
Subjects depicted
Gate of Justice
District Towers
Military Buildings
Water
Place depicted
Alhambra
Bibliographic reference
Clifford, Charles. Recuerdos fotográficos de la visita de SS.MM. y AA.RR. a las provincias de Andalucía y Murcia en setiembre y octubre de 1862 [Photographic remembrances of the visit of Majesties and royal Highnesses to Andalucía and Murcia provinces in September and October 1862], 1859-1862, Granada, Spain.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
47788

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Record createdDecember 13, 2007
Record URL
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