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Une des deux fontaines de la Place de Saint Pierre
Creator
James AndersonBritish Photographer · 1813–1877
All works by this person →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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- 1859
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- British
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 97f9e3db-d5d4-4344-8e8c-049e00386a94
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A fountain with a large round basin spraying water in St. Peter's Square. A colonnade is visible in the background. A makeshift wooden fence has been erected in front of the fountain.
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- St. Peter's Basilica — Vatican CityMatched from the record’s own words: “Une des deux fontaines de la Place de Saint Pierre”
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