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Charles Clifford

1820

WA-00292245

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WikidataQ559325 VIAF95944661

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About

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Charles Clifford was a British printmaker and photographer of the 19th century whose work documented architectural and landscape subjects with precision and technical refinement. Active during a pivotal period in the development of photography, he produced images that bridged traditional printmaking practices and emerging photographic processes. His work has been included in major institutional collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Source: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago

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Artworks (4)

Courtyard, Alhambra

1857 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 29.5 x 40.7 cm (11 5/8 x 16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Entrance Court of the Lions, Alhambra

1855 · Albumen print

Image: 39.2 × 29.9 cm (15 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Mount: 62.4 × 47.8 cm (24 5/8 × 18 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Puerta del Sol in Madrid met bovenin het linker gebouw een fotostudio

1850 · albumen print on photographic support

height: 237 cm, width: 422 cm

Rijksmuseum

Puerta del Perdon, Cathedral Seville

1850 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 42.2 × 32.1 cm (16 5/8 × 12 11/16 in.); Mount: 63.7 × 48.4 cm (25 1/8 × 19 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
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Courtyard, Alhambra
1857 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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