Fountain in Piazza Pretoria, Palermo
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
252 x 207 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520699.39
Summary
An albumen print photograph of the Fountain in the Piazza Pretoria, Palermo. The view is of the fountain atrea, including a number of statues with buildings all around. The photograph has diagonally cut corners. The print is in landscape and is mounted on a page of heavy white card. Markings: Below the print, handwritten in black ink and underlined, are the words: "Fountain in Piazza Pretoria - Palermo" .
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986