An Alhambra Doorway
Rafael Contreras (1826 - 1890)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
circa 1847 - circa 1899
Materials
Alabaster
Measurements
640 x 705 x 85 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13693
Summary
Alabaster picture, An Alhambra Doorway, Spanish School, 19th century. A Spanish polychrome stucco and alabaster relief model of an Alhambra (one of four similar), comprising three arches resting on slender marble pillars (centre pillar displaced), the upper surface elaborately worked with inscriptions and arabesques, framed and glazed. Bevelled edged wooden backing.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Rafael Contreras (1826 - 1890), maker