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234 - ADOLPHE TERRIS (1820–1899)
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Estimate €2,000 - €2,500
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Description
ADOLPHE TERRIS (1820–1899) Scale models of the Cathedral of La Major on an entablature, Main Façade. c. 1872. 2 albumen prints from a collodion glass negative, mounted on cardboard, with title, caption, reference to the chief architect Léon Vaudoyer and a facsimile of the photographer’s signature printed on the mount. Mount: 53.5 x 48 cm Prints: 34.5 x 25.5 cm Espérandieu had been working in Vaudoyer’s studio in Paris since 1847; appointed chief inspector of the new cathedral thanks to Vaudoyer’s team, he travelled to Marseille to supervise the works, on which he collaborated initially, before taking sole responsibility for continuing the project following Vaudoyer’s death in 1872; work continued under the direction of Henri Revoil following Espérandieu’s death in 1874.
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About the sale Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part II
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Auction time 10/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
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