Pompeii, Pompey’s Lane, Tomb Monument of Mamia, Firmin-Eugène Le Dien, ca. 1853

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Pompeii, Pompey’s Lane, Tomb Monument of Mamia, ca. 1853, Salted paper print from a waxed paper negative, Mount: 13 13/16 in. × 19 3/16 in. ( × cm), Photographs, Firmin-Eugène Le Dien (French, 1817–1865), Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), Born in Paris, Le Dien studied law and served as a clerk before relocating to Algiers in 1848. He took up photography as an amateur while working as a deputy magistrate for the colonial government. Upon returning to Paris, he befriended a group of artists, writers, and aristocrats with ties to the photographer Gustave Le Gray

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Size: 5004px × 3675px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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