CHARLES MARVILLE, FORTIER, J. V. and others

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CHARLES MARVILLE, FORTIER, J. V. and others

Gibraltar, Spain, Scotland, Greece, Italy and France, 1853-1877

Album of 110 photographs, the majority albumen prints from c-de-v to 10 x 7½ in., but including six salt prints, these 8 1/8 x 7½ in. to 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. three printed by Blanquart-Evrard, the majority mounted one per page, titled and dated in ink on mounts, half red morocco, gilt, g.e., oblong lge. 4to.

Literature

Jammes, Blanquart-Evrard et les Origines de l'Edition Photographique Française, p. 141, pl. nos. 27, 29 and p. 297, pl. 12.

Lot Essay

Including a large salt print study of a doorway at Strasbourg, the doorway in the principal façade, Notre Dame by Marville from Souvenir Photographiques printed and published by Blanquart-Evrard, an anonymous view of a door at Rouen and the porch at St. Germain l'Auxerrois by Fortier also printed and published by Blanquart-Evrard, early salt print views of the Forum, and of the relief on the Arch of Titus, Rome and another of Venice, the remainder mostly 1860s-70s views and architectural subjects in Spain, Gibraltar, Scotland and Athens.

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