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The Marble Faun
Transformation or the Romance of Monte Beni, Volume II
The Marble Faun
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (American, 1804–1864)
Unidentified artist, Italian, 19th century
Published by: Bernhard Tauchnitz
Unidentified artist, Italian, 19th century
Published by: Bernhard Tauchnitz
1860
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with fifty-seven albumen prints
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Lampert
Accession Number1978.129
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs – Illustrated books
Description(Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1860 [date of text]; two volumes in one. Illustrated with photographs. 28 albumen prints in vol. I, 29 albumen prints in vol II. 292 & 280 pp.; white vellum, with gilt stamped, red dust jacket.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. David Lampert, Topsfield, MA; gift to MFA April 1978.