Ancient ruins, including columns and stone structures, with a view of a cityscape in the background. The foreground features scattered debris and remnants of buildings, while the middle ground shows a paved area leading towards the city. The overall color palette is muted, dominated by earthy tones.

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Les fouilles du Forum Romain faites en 1849, montrant les restes de la Basilica Julia

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British Photographer · 1813–1877

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James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog

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Date: negative about 1853; print about 1853–1859
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: British
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: 0b43111c-680c-4e5b-9463-6f28563634ff

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The excavated ruins of the Basilica Julia in the Roman Forum. A city street and buildings are visible to the left of the ruins. A triumphal arch is visible in the far distance.

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