Photograph of Tangiers

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Drawing details

Title: Photograph of Tangiers
Date: 1877
Media: Black and white photograph
Location: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Picture credit: Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Reference number: 1946.35.59
Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse "taken by Sir Fred Leighton" in pen and ink.

Interpretation

Leighton travelled to Tangiers in October 1877 [Barrington, Mrs. Russell, 'The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic, Lord Leighton', George Allen, London, 1906, volume II, p.210]. This photograph looks similar to contemporary images of Tangiers and may have been taken during Leighton's trip of 1877.

Description

Photograph of a bay, taken from the shore. In the foreground a wooden jetty, a sandy beach and many people, cattle, and rowing boats are seen. In the background, hills on the far side of the bay are seen. Stored within a pocket, inside the back cover of a sketchbook.