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Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1790
Title
Six photographs of religious and other buildings at several Spanish cities, mounted on one sheet
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- No date (Creation)
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Extent and medium
6 photographs mounted on 1 sheet: black and white; various sizes on 83.3 x 67.1 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
'Christian, Moorish and Mudejar monuments from the 13th 14th and 15th Centuries.'
- 'Burgos, - 96. - Vista de la Catedral.' (1); '13th C.' endorsed in manuscript in ink in lower margin; 17.3 x 22.7 cm
- 'Catedral de Leon. - 2363. - Vista general.' (2); '(12th C.)' endorsed in manuscript in ink in lower margin; 17.5 x 23 cm
- 'Toledo. - 19.- La puerta del Sol' (6); '(13-14th C.)' endorsed in manuscript in ink in lower margin; 17.1 x 23 cm
- 'Granada. - 1112.- El patio de los Leones desde la puerta de entrada. (Alhambra)' (4); 'J. Laurent Y Cia Madrid'; 22.4 x 17.3 cm
- 'Toledo. - 1013.- Vista interior de la catedral.' (3); '13 C.' endorsed in manuscript in ink in lower margin; 17.4 x 23.3 cm
- 'Sevilla. - 1379. - Fachada del palacio del Alcazar.' (5); 22.7 x 17.4 cm
Anon.; J[ ] Laurent.
Key (manuscript in ink on paper, 23.2 x 13.5 cm) pasted in top margin of backing, numbers of key in ( ) after title.
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No access restrictions.
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Language of material
- English
- Spanish