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MacPherson, Robert
(1814-1872)View of the Pantheon from the Piazza delle Rotunda

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

View of the Pantheon from the Piazza della Rotonda. Ca. 1860. Large-format gold-toned albumen print, mounted to card. 29 x 36 cm (mount 47,5 x 61,7 cm). Annotated in pencil in the lower right corner; with the photographer’s blindstamp in the lower margin of the mount and the negative number “237” inscribed in pencil.

Robert Macpherson was one of the leading photographers active in Rome in the mid-19th century, known for his views of ancient ruins and Renaissance monuments. A Scottish artist by training, he settled in Rome in the early 1850s and established a successful practice, working first with paper negatives and later with the albumen process. His photographs are distinguished by their clarity, rich tonal range, and carefully structured compositions, emphasizing architectural form. Produced for scholars, artists, and Grand Tour travelers, his prints were widely collected and often issued with printed captions and numbering, reflecting a systematic approach to documenting Rome’s monuments.