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an old photo of a fountain in the middle of the nighta black and white picture of a boat in the wateran old photo of a large building with a clock tower
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144 - LOUVEL, CAPTAIN (active in Rome around 1860)
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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LOUVEL, CAPTAIN (active in Rome around 1860) Views of Rome, 1862. Rome, Villa Medici (17.5 x 23.5 cm), Rome, Trevi Fountain (24 x 18.5 cm), Rome, banks of the Tiber near the Porta del Popolo and St Peter’s (18 x 24 cm). A set of three negatives on waxed paper in their original sleeves, labelled, dated and signed by Captain Louvel. The negatives are signed in ink with the monogram C.L.; some skies have been painted in black ink or darkened using glued-on paper masks. Bibliography: Sylvie Aubenas, P.L. Roubert, *Pioneers of Photography*, BNF Gallimard, 2010, p. 290
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About the sale The Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part I
Auction location
Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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