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Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1775
Title
Four photographs of notable views and buildings in Spanish cities, mounted on one sheet
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- No date (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4 photographs mounted on 1 sheet: black and white, sepia; various sizes on 97.1 x 55.6 cm backing
Context area
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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Content and structure area
Scope and content
- 'Avila. - 3. - Vista a Panoràmica.'; two photographs mounted together; anon.; sepia; 55.9 x 23 cm
- 'Leon. - 2358. - Las Murallas antiguas.'; 'J. Laurent Y Cia Madrid'; 22.9 x 17 cm
- 'Burgos. - 7. - Plaza Mayor.'; anon.; sepia; 28.7 x 23 cm
- 'Leon. - 2359. - Calle de Santa Ana.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 23.5 x 17.1 cm
J[ ] Laurent; anon.
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No access restrictions.
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Language of material
- Spanish