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Charles Clifford
Distant view of Montserrat
[Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol. II]
1860
Albumen print
31.0 x 41.0 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2700169
LL/93790
Photograph of a view of a rocky escarpment in Montserrat, Catalonia. Near the top of the escarpment is a large building, possibly the Abbey of Santa Maria. In the foreground are trees and on the right stands a single domestic building.
Montserrat, which means serrated mountain, has been a spiritual base for hundreds of years. In a sanctuary alongside the abbey is located the Virgin of Montserrat, the patron saint of Catalonia who is believed to have been resident in the rocky outcrops since the 8th century when originally placed there for safe keeping during the Moorish invasion of Catalonia.
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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