Portrait of Curator of the Alhambra

Description:

Stephen Ferris made this pencil sketch of a distinguished, pensive older man he called the “Curator of the Alhambra” during his two-month stay in Granada, Spain, in 1881. A watercolor in the NMAH Ferris Collection of an almost identical gentleman is identified as the “Keeper of the Tore de la Vela,” the watchtower of the fortified citadel in the Alhambra complex. While Ferris, a portrait artist, was exploring the wonders of the Alhambra, he was also busy sketching people he met.

Date Made: 1881

Original Artist: Ferris, Stephen James

Location: Currently not on view

Place Presumed Made: Spain

Subject: Spain

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.16683Accession Number: 119780Catalog Number: GA*16683

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: paper (overall material)graphite (overall material)Measurements: image: 9.5 cm x 8.5 cm; 3 3/4 in x 3 3/8 insheet: 20.5 cm x 13.5 cm; 8 1/16 in x 5 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b507-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1344396

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