Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2017.

Ponte Nomentano, Campagna Romana

Artist Firmin Eugène Le Dien (French, 1817 - 1865)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1852-53

MediumSalted paper print from waxed paper negative

Dimensions9 × 12 13/16 in. (22.9 × 32.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (54 × 64.1 × 3.2 cm)

MarkingsPenvil notation in Andrée Jammes' hand on recto: "Chicago 198"

Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank

Object number2016.42.3

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 228

DescriptionView of the Ponte Nomentano in the Roman countryside
Label TextFirmin-Eugène Le Dien French, 1817–1865 Nomentano Bridge, Roman Countryside, ca. 1852–53 Salted paper print from waxed-paper negative Abandoning a judgeship in Algiers because of ill health, Firmin-Eugène Le Dien learned paper negative photography from Gustave Le Gray in Paris and went on a Grand Tour of Italy in 1852–53. He often explored the rural countryside around Rome, including this picturesque view centered on the winding Aniene River. Carrying his equipment over three miles northeast of the city wall, Le Dien captured the medieval tower added to the old Roman arches of the Nomentano Bridge, visible on the right. Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2016.42.3 ProvenancePurchased from the Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc by the Chrysler Museum of Art in December 2016. Isaacs obtained the photo through in auction in Paris in the fall of 2016. It was in the Andre Jammes collection before this.Exhibition History"New Frames of Reference: Early French Photographers at Home and Abroad," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, gallery 228, September 5, 2024 - February 16, 2025.