Théophile Gautier (French, 1811-1872) / Eugène Piot (French, 1812-1890)
1840
Court of the Lions, The Alhambra

Daguerreotype
8.1 x 10.5 cm (3 3/16 x 4 1/8 ins)
 
J. Paul Getty Museum
Object number: 84.XT.265.29
 
An unidentified man is standing at the fountain in the courtyard. Bearded man at fountain might be writer Théophile Gautier who travelled with photographer Eugène Piot in Spain in 1840 and slept in this courtyard during that trip.
 
LL/62893