Gate of Justice Alhambra Granada
1834
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1834
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Gate of Justice Alhambra Granada is a 1834 watercolor by David RA Roberts, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a group of people standing near a large, arched doorway with a horseshoe shape. The walls are light and textured, with a few windows and balconies visible. Some folks are talking in small clusters, while others walk along a narrow path. In the foreground, there’s a small stone bench and a few steps leading up to the doorway. The artist focused on the play of light and shadow on the old stone walls, giving the scene a soft, dreamy look. This was a common way to show places as they *felt* rather than just how they looked. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour drawing by David Roberts depicts the Gate of Justice at the Alhambra in Granada, created in 1834 during his visit to the city the previous year. Another signed and dated version from the same year is held in the Pilkington Collection at Eton, and either this work or the Eton version was reproduced in the 1835 *Landscape Annual, or Tourist in Spain*. The drawing entered the market at Bonhams in November 1971, where it was sold for £22.
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Traveler and watercolorist David RA Roberts captured distant landmarks in crisp detail during the 1830s–40s.
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