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The Templum Minerva Medica and the Surrounding Area
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| Artist / Maker | Robert Macpherson |
|---|---|
| Date | 1861 |
| Culture / Origin | Scottish |
| Medium | albumen silver print |
| Dimensions | overall: 25.5 x 40.6 cm (10 1/16 x 16 in.) |
| Department | Photograph |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
Robert Macpherson British, b. Scotland, 1811-1872 His many views of Rome and its environs, produced in the 1850s-60s, place Robert Macpherson among the most prolific and popular of 19th-century photographers of Italy (along with James Anderson in Rome, the Alinari family in Florence, and Carlo Ponti of Venice). Trained as a surgeon in his native Edinburgh, Macpherson moved to Rome in about 1840, becoming a painter, photographer, and occasional dealer in art and antiquities. By the early 1850s he was… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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