The Library of Hadrian

Artist Robertson & Beato (Turkish photography studio, active 1853 – 1867)

Date1853/4 or 1856

Period19th century

MediumAlbumen print from a wet collodion negative

DimensionsImage Size: 10 x 12 inches

Credit LineGift (by exchange) of Wilson Farnsworth, George Mead, and Henry Sheldon

Object number2015.224

Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)

Object TypePhotographs

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