Alhambra Interior

Artist Sir William Allan (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1782 - 1850)

Date1834

Mediumpencil and watercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 27.4 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Frame: Height: 56.1 cm, Width: 40.4 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1960.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003374

Keywords

About MeIn the years after the Peninsular War, Spain opened-up as a new destination for artists and travellers. The Moorish Palaces of the Alhambra in Granada, became a favourite tourist attraction. In 1832, American writer Washington Irving published the first edition of his "Tales of the Alhambra", dedicating the book to his friend, the artist David Wilkie.

William Allan had travelled extensively in his early years, spending a long period of residence in Russia and Poland. In 1834, just two years after the publication of Washington Irving's book, he set out from Edinburgh to visit Spain armed with letters of introduction from David Wilkie.