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Alhambra Granada

Drawing
1913 - 1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Harvey, William (artist)
Place of origin
Granada (made)

Drawing showing a section through a tower (scale 1 ½ inches to 1 foot). On either side, in gold, are plans of the building. The drawing is on 6 sheets attached to a main sheet mounted on canvas.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Architecture
Object type
Drawing
TitleAlhambra Granada (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, Indian ink, water-colour, pencil on paper mounted on canvas
Indian Ink
Ink
Water-Colour
Pencil
Canvas
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing (one of two) of a section of the Tower of the Captive at the Alhambra, Granada. Drawing in pen and ink, Indian ink, water-colour and pencil by William Harvey, 1913-1915.
Physical description
Drawing showing a section through a tower (scale 1 ½ inches to 1 foot). On either side, in gold, are plans of the building. The drawing is on 6 sheets attached to a main sheet mounted on canvas.
Dimensions
  • Height: 119.1cm
  • Width: 95.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Torre de la cavtiva: YVSVF I AD 1333-'54 Alhambra: Granada Measured & drawng by William Harvey 1913-'15. '

    Note
    Lettered in gold at the botton of the page



  • Note
    Inscribed on the back with artist's name and address

Credit line
Given by Mr John Harvey, FSA, FRSL, son of the Artist
Object history
These drawings were reproduced in the artist's 'The Geometrical Decoration of Domes' on pp.552 and between pp.834, 835 of Vol.122 of The Builder, 14 April 1922. E.1269-1963 has an additional plan and section not shown in the reproduction.
Subjects depicted
Plan
Section
Tower
Place depicted
Alhambra
Associated object
E.1273-1963 (Set)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1274-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O698136/alhambra-granada-drawing-harvey-william/
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