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GARIBALDI - OR NOT GARIBALDI?
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This carte-de-visite from my collection is titled ‘Guiseppe Garibaldi (From Life)’.I have three variant images from the same series by the photographer Z. Bioni of Marsala, Sicily.One example of the…Continue
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EGERTON DAGUERREOTYPES
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Does anyone have any information about the Egerton brothers, Jeremiah and John, who were the subject of litigation by Richard Beard in 1845? I have read what’s available (R. D. Wood, et al), but I am…Continue
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I have been collecting photographica (1839-1880) for over forty years, and the time has come for me to decide what to do with all the material that I have accumulated, which amounts to over 700 daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, and a host of fine cdvs, albumen prints, family albums, and so on.I have no heirs and I am not a keen salesman, so I reached an important decision,…See More
"You should contact Birmingham Central Library regarding the research of the late Peter James, FRPS. He was one of the leading researchers in early Victorian photography. They also possess one of the very few known examples of a Wolcott & Johnson…"
"I have found yet another variant of the "Guiseppe (sic) Garibaldi (From Life)" carte-de-visite.
I am still seeking information about the (non-existent) photographic studio of Z. Bioni, Marsala, and would be grateful for any…"
"Title: Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1803 - 1875), dressed up as Garibaldi in a self-portrait.
Fonte: Hulton Archive
Codice a barre: HA7436
Nome oggetto: 95d30/huch/1282/hk0150
I had an intuition. The man purporting to be ‘Guiseppe (sic) Garibaldi…"
"I met Charles Cloney (Mister Cloney - he didn't encourage familiarity) a number of times in 1995 and 1996 when he was selling images - mainly ambrotypes - at the lower end of Portobello Road. I had no idea until after he had died that he had…"
"Fond memories of Mister Cloney at Portobello Road! Who would ever have guessed? "
"Dear Rebecca, It has probably been cut from a sheet of cdv sized and pasted into the album, a common practice in the Victorian era."
"Dear Mike,
the Garibaldi print has following measurements: 1.85 to 3.14 Inches, no entries on the back (I checked by holding the page against light), normal paper thickness.
Best regards, Rebecca"
"Dear Rebecca, the ones so far found are albumen prints, either standard cartes-de-visite or stereoviews. What are the actual measurements of the example in your album? It may have been sold as part of an uncut sheet of four, 6 or 8 prints.…"
"Hi Michael,
Looking back at our conversation may I ask if you know where the Albumen print of Garibaldi might come from as it was not a cut out of a newspaper. Were these Albumen prints sold like postcards or how were they published in former…"
"Don't worry about it. But Bedford is defintely a trail to follow. He photographed extensively in North Wales."
"I'd be pleased to do so. How high, and where do I send it?"
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"Let me know if you are interested in either/both of these cdvsby Bedford."
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The Pleasure of Donating
I have been collecting photographica (1839-1880) for over forty years, and the time has come for me to decide what to do with all the material that I have accumulated, which amounts to over 700 daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, and a host of fine cdvs, albumen prints, family albums, and so on.
I have no heirs and I am not a keen salesman, so I reached an…
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- At 7:02 on January 27, 2019,
Carlo Ottaviano Casana said…
Yes dear Michael, I was thinking to Pietro Becchetti...
Have you got a name for Bioni? There are few places, here in Milan, where I can try to have a look!
- At 14:07 on December 3, 2018,
Hi Michael! I’m sorry but unfortunatlly I really havent the faintest idea. If you tell me that the photographer is British I can’t even suggest you anything. If he is Italian there was in Rome a very nice old, not too in shape, I wonder if he’s still alive, man who wrote several books e n Italian photographers mid XIX century. If you are interested I can try to find his name...
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