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Anderson, James
(Isaac Atkinson, 1813-1877)Views of the Colosseum, Rome; Arch of Constantine, Rome

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

View of the Colosseum, Rome; Meta Sudans with Temple of Venus, Rome; Arch of Constantine, Rome. 1850s. 3 large-format albumen prints, mounted to card. 20 x 43 cm and 28 x 36 cm (mounts 45 x 59,5 cm). Each titled in ink below the image and 2 with partial "Spithöver" blindstamp in lower right corner on the mount.

Born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England, James Anderson initially studied painting in Paris before relocating to Rome in 1838, where he first worked as a sculptor. Around 1849, he turned to photography and established a studio in Rome, specializing in reproductions of works of art as well as views of Italian monuments and antiquities. His work gained wide recognition, particularly for his depictions of Rome, and he exhibited extensively throughout the 1860s. After his death, the studio was taken over by his son Domenico and remained in the family until the 1940s.

Literatur: Dorothea Ritter. Rom 1846-1870: James Anderson und die Maler-Fotografen, Sammlung Siegert. Bönningheim: Braus/Wachter Verlag, 2005.