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Alhambra - Granada - Spain
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas, born 1801 - died 1863 - Enlarge image
Alhambra - Granada - Spain
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Spain (painted)
- Date:
1839 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas, born 1801 - died 1863 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour over pencil
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.1134
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 87, shelf SC, box 38
Place of Origin
Spain (painted)
Date
1839 (painted)
Artist/maker
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas, born 1801 - died 1863 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour over pencil
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with title
Dimensions
Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 37.1 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `acquired from Henry D'Olier Vigne, great-nephew of the artist, May 1971, £200'. [with SD.1087-1101, SD.1103 & 1104: SD1105-1130, SD.1132, SD.1137-1138, SD.1150, SD.1153]
Historical context note
Painted by the artist on his journey home to England from India in 1839.
Descriptive line
Watercolour, `Alhambra - Granada - Spain', 1839, by Godfrey Thomas Vigne FRGS
Subjects depicted
Palaces; Spain; Fortifications; Alhambra; Granada
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
