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GB 249 T-GED/22/1/1782
Title
Six photographs of towers, fortified houses and towns in Spain, mounted on one sheet
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Extent and medium
6 photographs mounted on 1 sheet: black and white; various sizes on 85.8 x 56.6 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
- 'Zaragoza.- 407bis. - La torre nueva à torre inclinada.'; '15th C.' endorsed in manuscript in ink in bottom margin; 17.3 x 23 cm
- 'Segovia. - 1309. - El Alcazar visto desde las grutas.'; '13th C.' endorsed in manuscript in ink in bottom margin; 22.6 x 16.9 cm
- 'Salamanca - 1839. - Torre del Clavero.'; 17 x 23.4 cm
- 'Medina del Campo. - 1901. - Vista general del castillo de la Mota.'; 23.4 x 17 cm
- 'Coca (Segovia). - 1334. - Vista general del castillo.'; 22.6 x 17.2 cm
- 'Toledo. - 1006. - Palacio de Samuel Lévi.'; 17.3 x 23 cm
'J. Laurent y Cia Madrid'
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No access restrictions.
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Language of material
- Spanish