Giacomo Caneva and others

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Giacomo Caneva and others
Base of column, sculpture Antonino Giardino della Piguna, circa 1850; Temple of Vesta, circa 1850; Goldsmith's Arch, circa 1850 Three calotypes, the first 8 x 10¼ in., signed G. Caneva in pencil on verso; the second 6¾ x 9¾ in.; the last 9¾ x 7 1/8 in. (3)

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The study of the Temple of Vesta is very similar to one by Constant illustrated in The Thorvaldsen Museum catalogue, Rome in Early Photographs, pl. 125. A suspension bridge is seen in the distance in later views.

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