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GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1778
Title
Nine photographs of notable views and buildings in Spanish cities, mounted on one sheet
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9 photographs mounted on 1 sheet: black and white; various sizes on 114.6 x 57.2 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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- 'Salamanca. - 1889. - Puerto del rio par la que entro Annibal.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 23.2 x 17.4 cm
- 'Salamanca. - 378. - Vista general de Salamanca.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 22.7 x 17.1 cm
- Unidentified hill town with church; anon.; 23.6 x 17.6 cm
- 'Salamanca. - 362. - La plaza mayor.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 22.9 x 16.8 cm
- '[S]egovia [ ]05. - Casas antigüas de la plaza.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 22.7 x 16.5 cm
- 'Medina del Campo. - 1907. - Calle de la Rúa.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 17 x 22.8 cm
- 'Medina del Campo. - 1906. - Portales de la plaza mayor.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 23 x 16.7 cm
- 'Toro. - 438. - La tore de relòx.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 17.3 x 23.4 cm
- 'Turégano (Segovia). - 1332. - Vista general de Turégano.'; 'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'; 22.6 x 16.9 cm
J[ ] Laurent; anon.
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No access restrictions.
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Language of material
- Spanish