4076 - Nuremberg

Nuremberg Selected views of Nuremberg. 1869. 8 albumen prints, mounted in pairs to 4 ink-ruled boards. Each ca. 23,5 x 19 cm or larger. Boards annotated in ink and/or pencil below the images, including “Nürnberg Juli 1869,” and bearing collection stamps. The group surveys Nuremberg’s Gothic civic and ecclesiastical monuments, including the Sacrament House in St Lorenz, the Schöner Brunnen before the Frauenkirche, an ornate projecting oriel and fountain views. Balancing major landmarks with architectural detail, the photographs convey the medieval character that made Nuremberg a favored subject of nineteenth-century travel photography. – Mounts moderately soiled, with scattered foxing and occasional brown staining, more pronounced on the versos; a few mounts with light handling creases and minor wear along the edges and corners; prints with some fading, particularly in the margins, and occasional light surface scuffing, otherwise overall in good condition. Provenance: Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1811-1877), Ludwig Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1844-1902) Collection