The Colosseum in Rome, with its large arches and tiered seating, surrounded by trees and other buildings. The photograph is in black and white, capturing the historical structure against a clear sky.

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Le Colisée, vue prise du Mont-Palatin

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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
negative about 1853; print about 1853–1859
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
13369f33-01cb-4177-ae41-b0edfbcdc04f

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A view of the Colosseum seen from a nearby hill. There are fields in the foreground and the remains of Meta Sudans can be seen in front of the Colosseum.

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