Artist Index: MacPherson, Robert

View from the bank of the Tiber River towards the Capitoline Hill, Rome. Circa 1855. Albumen print, oval. 28,5 x 40 cm. Mounted to board (minimal foxing in edges, some tears/creases and slightly soiled).

An exceptional cityscape with a rare view of Rome from below the Aventine Hill along the Tiber's bank during the reign of Pius IX. In the distance, a segment of the Ponte Rotto is seen, complete with its iron extension that opened to traffic in May 1853, set against the backdrop of the Capitoline Hill. Particularly noteworthy is the presence of several Prussian establishments on the riverbank, including the Palazzo Caffarelli serving as an embassy and a hospital, with the former hosting the German Institute of Archaeology until its relocation in 1877. – A few minimal scuff marks, slightly faded in right edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.

Provenance: Uta and Wilfried Wiegand Collection

Lit.: Thorvaldsen Museum (ed.). Rome in Early Photographs - The Age of Pius IX. (exhibition catalogue). Copenhagen 1977, ill. p. 132 (variant).

(Attributed to). View of the Temple of Hercules and Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Circa 1860. Large-format, gold-toned albumen print. 21,5 x 40,5 cm. Mounted to cream card (slightly soiled), annotated in ink on mount, photo of equestrian monument of Marcus Aurelius on mount verso.

Some light foxing spots in sky area, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Dietmar Siegert. Rom vor hundert Jahren. Photographien 1846-1890. Munich 1985, ill. p. 31.

(Attributed to). Arch of Janus; View of Forum Boarium with Temple of Hercules Victor (formerly Vesta Temple), Rome. 1860s. 2 albumen prints. Each circa 26 x 35 cm. Mounted to board (slightly soiled, corners bumped).

Arch of Janus print with crease mark in upper mid-portion and a few areas of minimal surface rubbing, otherwise fine dark prints in very good condition.