[Greek Court with Sculpture of Discobolus; Roman Court with Sculptures

An album page of four photographs showing marble sculptures displayed on dark plinths in galleries with pale walls and wooden floors. Upper panels show a discus thrower and a gladiator-like figure; lower panels show an Italian sculpture group and standing figures near a great transept. The albumen prints have a warm sepia tone.

Look closer: Handwritten plate numbers appear faintly in the lower corners of the album page.

Artist

Philip Henry Delamotte

Date

ca. 1859

Medium

Albumen silver print from glass negative

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2952 × 3591 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005