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ITALY - PHOTOGRAPHY
MACPHERSON (ROBERT TURNBULL) A collection of eight large views of Rome comprising: Arch of Titus; Horse of Marcus Aurelius; Temple of Antonius and Faustina; "Fresco on the Roof of a Church"; Church, most loose (a few on mounts), varying tones, various sizes (large group)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ITALY - PHOTOGRAPHY

MACPHERSON (ROBERT TURNBULL) A collection of eight large views of Rome comprising: Arch of Titus; Horse of Marcus Aurelius; Temple of Antonius and Faustina; "Fresco on the Roof of a Church"; Church, and Museum of St. John Lateran; Column & Forum of Trajan; Cloaca Maxima; Stone Pines in the Garden of the Villa Pamphili, blindstamped signature (pencil number, and caption) on mount, approximately 300 x 400mm. or similar, [c.1860]--ALINARI (LEOPOLDO) Giotto's Bell Tower at Florence, Fratelli Alinari, blindstamp on the mount, image 432 x 322mm., [c.1860]--Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the leaning Tower at Pisa (attribution by Camfield Wills), image 262 x 340mm., [c.1860], all mounted on original card--LOMBARDI PAOLO) A good group of 28 views of Siena (street scenes and churches with several fine interiors), together with architectural details, each with the blindstamp of Paolo Lombardi (1827-1890), images ranging from 340 x 258mm. to 248 x 198mm., 1860s and later--LUNGHI (P.) Seven views of churches, and two larger images of the Giotto fresco at Assisi, most with the stamp of Lunghi of Assisi on versos, images mostly 260 x 200mm., [c.1880], albumen prints; and approximately 83 other albumen prints, including views in Venice (21), Verona (30), Rome, Naples, Florence, Pavia, Milan, Monza, and others, most loose (a few on mounts), varying tones, various sizes (large group)

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A large collection of albumen print views, circa 1860-1880s, of Italian cities, including eight large views in Rome by Robert Macpherson.

Provenance: The Wills Collection.

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