- Object type
- Prints and Drawings
- Medals and insignia
- Eight-pointed cross
- Date
- 1819
- Artist
- Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775 - 1850)
- Subject(s)
- Knights of Malta
- Inscriptions
-
recto: Corridor leading to the Armory
- Dimensions
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Height x width (paper size): 350 x 241mm
Height x width (framed size): 419 x 318mm - Materials and technique
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Watercolour on paper
- Production place
- Malta
- Related place(s)
-
Valletta
Malta - References
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Vella, Theresa. Charles Frederick de Brocktorff: Watercolours of Malta at the National Library, Valletta – Volume II. National Library of Malta, 2008.
Pages 144 - 146 - Catalogue number
- 1021
Corridor Leading to the Armory
This watercolour depicts the corridor leading to the armoury in the Grand Masters’ Palace in Valletta. The lunettes above the doors lining the corridor, painted by Nicolo Nasoni, depict a naval battle scene, and two figures stand at the entrance to the Tapestry Room.