Lot 14
  • 14

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892)

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 EUR
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Description

  • Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
  • Rome, Temple de Vesta, 1842
Daguerréotype panoramique, demi-plaque. Annoté '22. Rome. 1842. Temple de Vesta' à l'encre sur son étiquette originale en papier fixée au verso.

Literature

Antiquity and Photogaphy. Early views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites, Los Angeles, Getty publications, 2005, p. 73

Condition

In very good condition. With very few discoloured spots; minimal oxidation in the corners; very light scratches in the lower right corner and to the left of the center of the image.
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Catalogue Note

Voir Important Daguerreotypes, 2003, lot 8. L'objet offert ici est la deuxième version de cette prise de vue extraordinaire.