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Catalonia - Devil's Bridge, Martorell

Charles Clifford1860 - 1861

Royal Collection Trust, UK

Royal Collection Trust, UK
London, United Kingdom

Photograph of the 'Pont del Diable' showing two of its three pointed arches, spanning across the river Llobregat, and a stone chapel on the central apex. A woman in a black dress can be seen under the main arch. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first purchased some of Clifford's Spanish photographs in 1854. This particular print is from a series of 159, published in two volumes in Madrid in 1861, under the patronage of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, the King and Queen of Spain, the Emperors of France, Russia and Austria, the Duc de Montpensier and others.

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  • Title: Catalonia - Devil's Bridge, Martorell
  • Creator: Charles Clifford
  • Creator Lifespan: 1819 - 1862
  • Date Created: 1860 - 1861
  • Physical Dimensions: w432 x h307 mm
  • Type: Photographs
  • Rights: Supplied by Royal Collection Trust / (c) HM Queen Elizabeth II 2012
  • External Link: http://www.rct.uk/collection/2700168
  • Medium: Albumen print
  • Provenance: Acquired by Queen Victoria
Royal Collection Trust, UK

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