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Szathmári, Carol Popp de
(1812-1887)Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia

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Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Buceciu la Sinaia (Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia). 1860s. Albumen print with rounded corners mounted to original board (slightly soiled). 29,8 x 34,8 cm (39 x 45,5 cm). Dedicated "Romania. Album Alu M.S. Domnitoriulu Carolu I'", titled "Buceciu la Sinaia" and signed "C.Szathmari Fotografu" on mount.

Carol Popp de Szathmári is recognized as one of the first war photographers, renowned for his documentation of the Crimean War and his landscape photography in Romania. This photograph, part of a larger album commissioned by Carol I of Romania, depicts the Bucegi Mountains near Sinaia, a town later known for Peleș Castle, the summer residence of the Romanian royal family. – Some light fading, scuff marks and pressure marks and signs of retouching, otherwise in good condition.