Return to 19th-Century Architectural Views of Italy: 1850s-1860s   Alinari Brothers - Florence, Courtyard of the Old Palace Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 10280 Price: $12,000 Medium: Albumen print from wet plate negative Mount: on original mount Image Date: 1856c Print Date: 1856c Dimensions: 16-3/4 x 12-3/8 in. (425 x 314 mm) Photo Country: Italy Photographer Country: Italy Description: Fountain and archways make up a dramatic setting in this superb print. Negative number "162" reversed out of print. Early Alinari blindstamp on recto of mount. Provenance: from the collection of Viollet-Le-Duc Eugene-Emmanuel de Luynes; through his heirs. Viollet-Le-Duc Eugene-Emmanuel de Luynes was highly interested in archeology, numismatics, art, architecture and photography; and he collected all of these articles. He sponsored a major contest for the first method of easy printing of photography and also sponsored numerous photographers and their work, often bringing photographers on his travels, such as the one to Lebanon and Palestine in 1864, when he brought the amateur photographer Louis Vignes along to take photographs of the trip. He sponsored the Bisson brothers on their trip to Italy to document the major architectural ruins and important building there. The duke's collection of 19th-century photography is considered the most important such collection of that period. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania and New York buyers must pay appropriate sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.