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1701.c.6

Record Id:

032-003225986

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003225986

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00084f

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

1701.c.6

Title:

The Acropolis of Athens: illustrated picturesquely and architecturally in photography. Photographer(s): Stillman, William James

Scope & Content:

Imprint: London: F. S. Ellis, 33 King Street, Covent Garden. 1870.

Folio volume in green buckram (modern binding) measuring 545 x 387 mm, containing 26 carbon prints, guard-mounted one to a page (recto only) on card, with brief letterpress descriptions on facing pages. A short introductory notice by Stillman states: 'The negatives from which the following Autotypes are printed have been, with one exception, left untouched, that nothing should injure the outlines, or diminish the architectural accuracy, of the Views. The negatives are all produced with Dallmeyer's rectilinear lenses, and the façades, as far as practicable, photographed from points exactly equidistant from the extremities.' According to his autobiography, Stillman had first learnt photography in 1857 ('Autobiography of a Journalist,' 2 vols., London, 1901; vol. 1, p. 239). His photographs of the Acropolis were taken during a leave of absence from Crete in 1869, where he was serving as American Consul: 'As I had given my leisure in Crete to the practice of photography, and was provided with everything necessary to correct architectural work, I set about photographing the ruins of Athens, which I found had never been treated intelligently by the local photographers...' (vol. 2, p. 67).See also 1701.c.13, which consists of duplicates or near-duplicates of prints 1-23 of the present work. The prints in the present volume are on the whole more richly toned and warmer than those in 1701.c.13.

Collection Area:

Printed Collections

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Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225990", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(4): The Acropolis, seen from the hill above the Ilissus, looking north-west. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225991", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(5): View taken from the tower of the Cathedral, looking south-west. Mars Hill is seen to the right of the Acropolis. Photographer: Stillman,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225992", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(6): The western façade of the Propylaea, with the Temple of Victory [Temple of Athena Nike] and the ancient steps. Photographer: Stillman,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225993", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(7): Eastern façade of the Temple of Victory [Temple of Athena Nike]. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225994", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(8): The eastern façade of the Propylaea. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225995", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(9): Western façade of the Parthenon. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225996", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(10): Western portico of the Parthenon. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225997", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(11): Interior of the Parthenon, taken from the western gate. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225998", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(12): Western portico of the Parthenon, from above, showing the frieze in its original position, the only portion which remains so.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003225999", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(13): View taken from the same point as No. 12, and looking eastward over the ruin of the Parthenon. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226000", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(14): Interior of the Parthenon, from the eastern end; at the left, in the distance, is seen the island of Aegina. Photographer: Stillman,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226001", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(15): Eastern portico of the Parthenon, view looking northward, and showing Mount Parnes in the extreme distance. Photographer: Stillman,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226002", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(16): Eastern façade, or front, of the Parthenon. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226003", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(17): Profile of the eastern façade [of the Parthenon], showing the curvature of the stylobate. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226004", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(18): General view of the summit of the Acropolis, from the extreme eastern point, showing the Erectheum at the right, and in the distance,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226005", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(19): Eastern façade of the Erectheum. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226006", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(20): Portico of the Pandrosium, seen from the north. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226007", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(21): Gates of the Pandrosium, showing details of the ornament. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226008", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(22): Western flank of the Erectheum. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226009", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(23): Tribune of the Caryatids (supposed to be the monument of Cecrops). Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226010", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(24): Figure of Victory, from the Temple of Victory; high relief. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226011", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(25): Fragment of frieze from the Parthenon. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003226012", "parent" : "032-003225986", "text" : "1701.c.6(tp): Ancient Gate of the Acropolis. Photographer: Stillman, William James" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

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Record Type (Level):

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Extent:

26 items

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Start Date:

1869

End Date:

1869

Date Range:

1869

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 142 mm x 145 mm to 175 mm x 235 mm.

Source of Acquisition:

Purchase, 1894: Purchased 1894; British Museum red date stamp, 2 Jul 1894.

Material Type:

Photographs

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Stillman, William James, 1828-1901