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GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1777
Title
Eight photographs of notable views and buildings in Spanish cities, mounted on one sheet
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8 photographs mounted on 1 sheet: black and white; various sizes on 99.2 x 57.3 cm backing
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Name of creator
(1816–1886)
Biographical history
Jean Laurent was one of the most recognized figures in the history of Spanish photography. In his late twenties he moved from his native France to Madrid, where he lived and worked for forty three years. In the early 1860s Laurent launched his encyclopedic photographic survey of Spanish and Portuguese architecture.
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Scope and content
- 'Sagunto. (Murviedro). 1074. - Vista de Sagunto desde el Castillo.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 22.9 x 17.4 cm
- 'Val [ ]'; tower in an unidentified city; anon.; 17.4 x 23.5 cm
- 'Valencia. - 932. - Barracas, camino del Grao.'; anon.; 23.3 x 17.3 cm
- 'Orihnela. (Murcia). - 1045. - Calle de la Corredera!'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid.'; 17.4 x 23.1 cm
- 'Alicante. - 203. - El Castillo de Alicante.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid.'; 23.4 x 17.1 cm
- Unidentified hill town with a church; anon.; 17.3 x 23 cm
- 'Elche. (Alicante). - 1056. - Una calla de Eiche.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 17.3 x 23 cm
- '[Ori]hue[l]a. (Marcia). - 1046. - Vista del rio Segura desde levante.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 23.6 x 17.1 cm.
Anon; J[ ] Laurent.
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No access restrictions.
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Language of material
- Spanish