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Cuccioni, Tommaso and James Anderson
(1790-1864, 1813-1877)Forum Romanum and the Temple of Saturn; Temple of Vespasian, Rome

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Forum Romanum and the Temple of Saturn; Temple of Vespasian, Rome. 1855 and circa 1860. 2 large-format albumen prints. 34 x 46 cm and 37 x 28 cm. Each mounted to original board (traces of use in edges, some spots, slightly dusty), Vespasian print with "Jos. Spithöver Roma" blind stamp in lower right, each annotated in Italian in ink below the image on the mount.

Tommaso Cuccioni was active in Rome from ca. 1830 as a lithographer and print publisher, with a studio on the centrally located Via dei Condotti, a popular destination for affluent English tourists. Embracing photography in 1852, he began producing large-format views of Roman landmarks, offering a new and highly effective form of visual souvenir. Few of these early prints survive and such large-formats are rare. – Forum Romanum with Saturn Temple print with one light foxing spot in sky area, minimal mirroring in lower dark area, more visible at an angle, both prints with a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition with strong tones.

Lit.: Dorothea Ritter. Rom 1846-1870. James Anderson und die Maler-Fotografen, Sammlung Siegert. Munich 2005, ill. pp. 140-141.