A reclining nude figure draped in a flowing cloth rests on a cushioned bench against a dark background. The figure's pose suggests a moment of repose or contemplation.

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Venus by Canova

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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
about 1845–1855
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
4eb8f590-03e5-493a-b319-54b13e76cd3d
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