The Valley of the Anio

Artist Robert MacPherson (Scottish, 1811 - 1872)

Dateca. 1857-1859

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches (30.15 x 39.7 cm)
Mount: 14 3/8 x 20 1/2 inches (36.53 x 52.07 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2008.13.14

InscribedPrinted bottom right mount: "The Valley of the Anio, with the upper and lower Cascatelle. / Mecenas's Villa, and distant Campagna."

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DescriptionOval image of rocky and forested hillside with ruins on the top and a city view (Rome) in the distant background. Waterfalls cascade in several areas down the hillside.

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