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Royal Palace at Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain, Entrance Gate

Artist Charles Clifford (English, 1819/1820 - 1863)

CultureEnglish

Date1853

MediumSalt print from a paper negative

DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (29.2 × 41.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 18 × 23 1/2 in. (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 25 5/8 × 29 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (65.1 × 75.2 × 4.8 cm)

InscribedA trace of a caption and the date "1853" in the negative are visible on the lower right. On the mount, hand-written caption in brown ink reads: "Palais de la Granja vu de la route."

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2020.8.5

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a salt print from a paper negative that depicts the entrance to the Royal Palace at Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain.
ProvenancePurchased from Serge Kakou, Paris, France, March 2020.Exhibition HistoryAmericans in Spain: Painting and Travel 1820-1920, Chrysler Museum of Art and Milwaukee Art Museum, 2/12/2021 - 10/3/2021Published ReferencesBrandon Ruud and Corey Piper, Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel 1820-1920, exh cat. (New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2020)