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'Godfrey de Bouillon' (plaster); Simonis. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Simonis' equestrian statue, cast in plaster from the original in bronze, of Godfrey de Bouillon, raising the banner with which he led the Crusaders to the Holy Land: 'In this work the expression of the head is full of life and animation, the action very ...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of J. Tuerlinckx's sculpture of Giotto as a youth, seated with a drawing tablet, set against a dark background.
Carvings in oak; Geerts. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of two carvings by C. Geerts of Louvain, of religious scenes, made for the stalls of Antwerp Cathedral. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view, set against a dark background, of C. A. Fraiken's sculpture of a reclining Psyche, her left arm raised above her head.
'Psyche and Cupid' (plaster); Fraikin. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view, set against a dark background, of C. A. Fraiken's sculpture of Psyche, running with Cupid seated on her shoulder: 'The motive of this figure is spirited, the forms are expressed with great tenderness, and the group presents attractions from several p...
'Lion in love' (plaster); Geeffs. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Signed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'O. H.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of G. Geef's sculpture of a young woman seated with a lion: 'A group, in which the power of beauty over savage nature is allegorically represented by a lion, who is allowing hi...
'The Greek slave' (marble); Powers. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue of a naked chained female figure, by the American sculptor Hiram Powers, set against a dark background: 'In this work a youthful creature of very delicate form is represented in marble. The figure is studied from the life, and exhibits a...
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Bell's bronze sculpture of Andromeda, standing naked, a chain descending from her waist. Considerable fading in from edges.
Statue of Her Majesty (zinc); Vieille Montagne Company. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue cast in zinc by the Vieille Montagne Company of Belgium, of Queen Victoria seated on her throne, placed on a large plinth. Considerable fading in from edges.
Window in plaster; Tunis. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right corner of window with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a plaster model of a marble lattice-work window from Tunis. Overall fading. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photog...