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Eruzione del Vesuvio, 26 Aprile 1872

Giorgio Sommer Italian, born Germany
1872
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eruzione del Vesuvio, 26 Aprile 1872
  • Artist: Giorgio Sommer (Italian (born Germany), 1834–1914)
  • Date: 1872
  • Medium: Albumen silver prints from glass negatives
  • Dimensions: Each Image: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.3 × 24.2 cm)
    Mount: 18 11/16 in. × 24 3/8 in. (47.4 × 61.9 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Novak, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.399.1a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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