Title
Peristyle of the Parthenon, AthensArtist
Annan, James Craig (Scottish, 1864-1946)Key FigurePublication
Egypt SeriesDate
1924Process
Photogravure (tissue)Atelier
T. & R. Annan & SonsImage Size
19.4 x 14.9 cm
James Craig Annan was known to have photographed in Athens in the early twenties, but this may be one of the very few surviving images. A rare masterpiece in photogravure.
Reproduced / Exhibited
Bernard Quaritch Catalogue 1341, no. 103
References
Gernsheim, Helmut, and Alison Gernsheim. L.j.m. Daguerre (1787-1851): The World’s First Photographer. Cleveland: World Pub. Co, 1956. pl. 50
Newhall, Beaumont. The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present. , 2012. p. 28.
Leonardi, Nicoletta, and Simone Natale. Photography and Other Media in the Nineteenth Century. University Park, Pa: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2018. no. 8.2.
Bernard Quaritch Catalogue 1341, no. 103
