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Robert MacPherson — The Grotto of Egeria, Rome

Robert MacPherson

The Grotto of Egeria, Rome

1858

Captured through the early photographic medium of albumen printing, MacPherson's documentation of this legendary Roman grotto demonstrates the 19th-century fascination with classical mythology and archaeological sites.

Medium
Albumen print

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Robert MacPherson, The Grotto of Egeria, Rome, 1858

Captured through the early photographic medium of albumen printing, MacPherson's documentation of this legendary Roman grotto demonstrates the 19th-century fascination with classical mythology and archaeological sites.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1858
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, 1850s, Ruins, Photograph, Classical, Rome, Landscape, British, Architecture

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