Temple of Hera II. Paestum, Italy.
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Card
Measurements
Full Card 85 x 176 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520255
Summary
A monochrome albumen stereograph showing the Temple of Hera II at Paestum in Italy. It is labeled Temple of Neptune on the card, a common misnomer at the time. The prints are mounted on a pale card with a printed border. Also printed recto is 'No.22 Temple de Neptune Paestum'
Provenance
A part of the Fenton Collection, a gift from the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2017. From 1986 to 1999, it was part of the BFI's collection for the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI). The BFI purchased the collection in 1986 from James Fenton (Fenton Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man, 1976-1986).