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Sheet with 9 photographs of plaster models of architectural fragments
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The identity of the person who pasted these nine photographs onto a single sheet is unknown, but in the 19th century it was common to collect images of architectural fragments. This could be simply to document building projects, or as part of art education. Fragments, like those in the pictures, were often photographed at the construction site in the open air before being attached to the facade.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBlad met 9 foto’s van pleistermodellen van bouwfragmenten. 1858. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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