A large, ornate fountain with multiple tiers and statues, surrounded by a metal railing. In the background, there is a building with arched windows and a staircase leading up to a door. The setting appears to be an outdoor plaza.

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La grande Fontaine du treizième siècle à Perouse

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James Anderson

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
1859
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
112f7c5e-ffc2-47b6-a75d-3f6a9dfcc9d6

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Close view of the Fontana Maggiore. The fountain has a large circular basin, enclosed by a short fence. The secondary basin is lined with small sculptures of figures wearing robes with their arms crossed.

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  • Fontana Maggiore, Perugia — ItalyMatched from the record’s own words: “La grande Fontaine du treizième siècle à Perouse”
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