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Drawing of wall decoration from the Alhambra

Architectural Drawing
1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Geometrical design from the ceiling, wall or floor of the Alhambra, Spain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDrawing of wall decoration from the Alhambra (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, ink and watercolour drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Owen Jones of ceiling decoration from the Alhambra, pencil, ink and watercolour, 1830s
Physical description
Geometrical design from the ceiling, wall or floor of the Alhambra, Spain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 322mm
  • Width: 386mm
Object history
One of a number of drawings of decoration in the Alhambra, museum numbers 9156.A to O.

Owen Jones worked as an architect and designer. After training under Lewis Vulliamy, he took his Grand Tour in 1832, travelling to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Spain. With the French architect Jules Goury, he carried out a detailed survey of the Alhambra palace in Spain, which he published in 1842 to 1845. It is one of the first examples of chromolithography in Britain.

'Designer, writer and architect, he was educated at the Academy Schools. He toured the Middle East and Spain in 1833 and 1834. He published 'Plans, Sections and Details of the Alhambra' in 1842.
Bibliographic references
  • Labrusse, Remi. Islamophilie. L'Europe moderne et les arts de l'Islam. Lyon : Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 2011 14
  • Owen Jones, Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Alhambra, Vol. I, 1842, pl. VIII
Collection
Accession number
9156O

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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