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Footnotes
Scottish painter Robert Macpherson (1814-1872) settled in Rome in the 1830s, and began experimenting in photography in 1851, specialising in views of the city and its artistic treasures. "In 1858 he contributed 120 prints to the exhibition of the Architectural Photographic Association. His earlier experience as a painter proved invaluable in the choice of effective viewpoints, and his interpretations of classical architecture were unsurpassed in their aesthetic power and sophistication" (ODNB).
Rome images comprise: The Capitol from the Forum; Temple of Vespasian; Colosseum; Meta Sudans looking towards the Arch of Titus; Arch of Titus (2 views, 2 details); Arch of Constantine; Forum and Trajan's Column; Temple of Vesta; The Pantheon; Portico of Pallas Minerva; Temple of Fortuna Virilius; Porta San Paolo with the Pyramid of Cestius; detail of the Antonine; cloisters of San Paolo; View across the Tiber towards St. Peter's and Castel Sant'Angelo; View of the Forum.
Provenance: The Wills Collection.





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