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Remains of the Porticus of Octavia. Rome, Italy
Robert MacPherson (Scottish, 1811–1872)
Medium/Technique
Photograph, albumen print
Dimensions
Image: 42 x 30.3 cm (16 9/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Mount: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Mount: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Credit Line
Transferred from the MFA's Historic Collection of Photographs—Gift of Miss Harriet Smith Tolman
Accession Number2011.147
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
Marks
Recto, below image in ink on mount: Remains of the Porticus of Octavia
Below this, MacPherson blind stamp, with number 304 in graphite
L. r. in ink: Rome: Italy
On image, left of lower center, blind stamp: M. F. A.
Verso, u. l.: MFA Photo Library Accession Sticker, with numbers in ink:
436/R6/C10-a/cop. 1/ . . . 3383
To right of sticker, in ink: Rome. Porticus of Octavia
U. r., in ink: Originally enclosed temples of Jupiter and Juno. Erected by Augustus. Restored by Septimius Severus and Caracalla in 203
In center, stamped in violet ink: Museum of Fine Arts/Boston.
Above this, in ink: 3383
Below this, oval stamp in purple ink: M. F. A.
Below this, MacPherson blind stamp, with number 304 in graphite
L. r. in ink: Rome: Italy
On image, left of lower center, blind stamp: M. F. A.
Verso, u. l.: MFA Photo Library Accession Sticker, with numbers in ink:
436/R6/C10-a/cop. 1/ . . . 3383
To right of sticker, in ink: Rome. Porticus of Octavia
U. r., in ink: Originally enclosed temples of Jupiter and Juno. Erected by Augustus. Restored by Septimius Severus and Caracalla in 203
In center, stamped in violet ink: Museum of Fine Arts/Boston.
Above this, in ink: 3383
Below this, oval stamp in purple ink: M. F. A.