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Robert MacPherson — Untitled (Ruins of an Aqueduct)

Robert MacPherson

Untitled (Ruins of an Aqueduct)

1857

Engineering marvels of the Roman Empire stretch across MacPherson's composition, captured with the sharp detail that made albumen prints the preferred medium for architectural photography.

Medium
Albumen print, from "Photographs of Views of Rome" (c. 1857)

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Robert MacPherson, Untitled (Ruins of an Aqueduct), 1857

Engineering marvels of the Roman Empire stretch across MacPherson's composition, captured with the sharp detail that made albumen prints the preferred medium for architectural photography.

Medium
Albumen print, from "Photographs of Views of Rome" (c. 1857)
Year
1857
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Archaeological, Aqueduct, 1850s, Sepia Tone, Ruins, Documentary, 19th Century, Rome, Landscape, Historical, British, Architecture, Sepia Tones

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