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Roma - Acquedotti veduta generale
| Reference: | S30362.2 |
| Author | James ANDERSON |
| Year: | 1870 ca. |
| Zone: | Acquedotti |
| Measures: | 255 x 195 mm |
€200.00
- New
| Reference: | S30362.2 |
| Author | James ANDERSON |
| Year: | 1870 ca. |
| Zone: | Acquedotti |
| Measures: | 255 x 195 mm |
€200.00
Description
Albumen on paper, laid down on original cardboard, circa 1870/75.
Unsigned, the photograph bears the inscription " Roma. Via Appia Nuova e acquedotti di Claudio" at the bottom and is attributed to James Anderson. The majestic arches of the Roman aqueduct (Aqua Claudia / Felice) crisscross the Roman countryside along the Via Appia Nuova. Taken before 1877, the year of the photographer's death, it documents a bucolic, suburban landscape now partially transformed by the urbanization of Rome's outskirts.
A photograph of the Via Appia Antica, also attributed to James Anderson, is attached to the verso of the cardboard. The famous regina viarum (queen of roads), with the remains of ancient Roman funerary monuments and mausoleums lining the dirt road, can be seen along the road, including two carabinieri, immortalized in a rural, archaeological landscape. On the left side, the characteristic stone pines and cypresses that have always defined the panorama of the Roman countryside along the Appian Way, stand out.
James Isaac Atkinson Anderson (Blencarn, March 11, 1813 – Rome, February 27, 1877) was a British painter and photographer who settled in Rome in 1838. He is mentioned among the painters active in Rome in an 1841 guide, and his signature is found in the Artists' Directory of the Caffè Greco, describing him as "Painter, Via del Muro Nuovo, no. 89," but also as "Anderson James photographer, outside Porta del Popolo, no. 19." This shows how Anderson, who upon coming to Rome must have envisioned building a career as a watercolorist in the ever-thriving market of illustrations and city views—for use by foreigners, but not only—had already begun working with the new photographic technique, creating calotypes (a process patented in 1841). He lived in Rome until his death, creating his own photographic studio, which three generations of Andersons—first with his son Domenico (1854-1938), and then with his sons Alessandro and Giorgio—brought to a lasting international fortune.
James ANDERSON (Blencarn 1813 - Roma 1877)
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James Isaac Atkinson Anderson (Blencarn, 11 March 1813 – Rome, 27 February 1877) was a British painter and photographer who settled in Rome in 1838. He was born into a farming family in the village of Blencarn, Cumbria. After studying watercolour painting in Paris, he arrived in Rome in 1838 and took the pen name W. Nugent Dumbar. Under this name and with three well-received views, he participated in an exhibition at the Palazzina Valadier in Piazza del Popolo in 1839. He was then mentioned among the painters active in Rome in a guide of 1841, and his signature is found in the Rubrica degli artisti of the Caffè Greco, where he is identified under the letter D—on an unspecified date, but prior to 1845, when the Caffè opened the Rubrica—as "Painter, Via del Muro Nuovo, n. 89". Curiously, the same hand signs, under the letter A, a note "Anderson James photographer, outside Porta del Popolo, no. 19." This shows that Anderson, who upon coming to Rome must have envisioned building a career as a watercolorist in the ever-thriving market of illustrations and views of the city—for the use of foreigners, but not only—had already begun working with the new photographic technique, creating calotypes (a process patented in 1841). The artist, an Anglican, settled well in Rome, where he also married (Maria De Mutis, who between 1854 and 1863 bore him four sons, and died of cholera in 1867), and his children were all later baptized Catholics (the city, after all, was still the capital of the Papal States). He lived in Rome until his death, creating his own photographic studio there, to which three generations of Andersons contributed; First with his son Domenico (1854-1938), and then with his sons Alessandro and Giorgio, they achieved a long-lasting international success. The company, founded in 1851, lasted until 1963 when the Società Anonima Domenico Anderson was acquired by an Italian Institute for Cultural Collaboration, based at Via del Collegio Romano 2. The documentary quality of the photographic images—obviously more faithful to life than engravings—was meanwhile conquering the market of travelers, scholars, and antiques enthusiasts, especially foreigners: Anderson soon realized this and intensified his work in this field. In 1851, he then entrusted the distribution of his works to the Spithöver bookshop. In 1859, Anderson published his first and only catalogue (Catalogue des photographies de Rome de James Anderson): 28 pages in 9 x 13 format, with a summary description of 667 photographs.
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James ANDERSON (Blencarn 1813 - Roma 1877)
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James Isaac Atkinson Anderson (Blencarn, 11 March 1813 – Rome, 27 February 1877) was a British painter and photographer who settled in Rome in 1838. He was born into a farming family in the village of Blencarn, Cumbria. After studying watercolour painting in Paris, he arrived in Rome in 1838 and took the pen name W. Nugent Dumbar. Under this name and with three well-received views, he participated in an exhibition at the Palazzina Valadier in Piazza del Popolo in 1839. He was then mentioned among the painters active in Rome in a guide of 1841, and his signature is found in the Rubrica degli artisti of the Caffè Greco, where he is identified under the letter D—on an unspecified date, but prior to 1845, when the Caffè opened the Rubrica—as "Painter, Via del Muro Nuovo, n. 89". Curiously, the same hand signs, under the letter A, a note "Anderson James photographer, outside Porta del Popolo, no. 19." This shows that Anderson, who upon coming to Rome must have envisioned building a career as a watercolorist in the ever-thriving market of illustrations and views of the city—for the use of foreigners, but not only—had already begun working with the new photographic technique, creating calotypes (a process patented in 1841). The artist, an Anglican, settled well in Rome, where he also married (Maria De Mutis, who between 1854 and 1863 bore him four sons, and died of cholera in 1867), and his children were all later baptized Catholics (the city, after all, was still the capital of the Papal States). He lived in Rome until his death, creating his own photographic studio there, to which three generations of Andersons contributed; First with his son Domenico (1854-1938), and then with his sons Alessandro and Giorgio, they achieved a long-lasting international success. The company, founded in 1851, lasted until 1963 when the Società Anonima Domenico Anderson was acquired by an Italian Institute for Cultural Collaboration, based at Via del Collegio Romano 2. The documentary quality of the photographic images—obviously more faithful to life than engravings—was meanwhile conquering the market of travelers, scholars, and antiques enthusiasts, especially foreigners: Anderson soon realized this and intensified his work in this field. In 1851, he then entrusted the distribution of his works to the Spithöver bookshop. In 1859, Anderson published his first and only catalogue (Catalogue des photographies de Rome de James Anderson): 28 pages in 9 x 13 format, with a summary description of 667 photographs.
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