Return to 19th-Century Architectural Views of Italy: 1850s-1860s   Robert MacPherson - Old Protestant Cemetery with Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome 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.#: 4052 Price: $1,250 Medium: Albumen print from wet plate negative Mount: on original mount Image Date: 1860c Print Date: 1860c Dimensions: 5 x 11-7/16 in. (127 x 291 mm) Photo Country: Italy Photographer Country: Scotland Description: A wide angle panorama of the Pyramid, the cemetery, wall and a man pausing to commune with his surroundings. With MacPherson's blindstamp on the recto of the mount and the number 15 within the blindstamp in pencil. Title written later in red pentel. Shelley loved the area and used in his elegy for John Keats. He himself was buried near Keats in 1822. Shelley once said, "It could make one in love with death to think of being buried in so sweet a place. 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.