2607 - Plüschow, Wilhelm. Pompeii. 2 albumen prints. Vintage prints. On the reverse of each, the photographer’s stamp “GUGLIEMO PLÜSCHOW NAPOLI” (in violet), as well as the collector’s stamp of “Theodor Her” and the handwritten numbers “340” and “592” (in blue). Circa 1890. Sheet dimensions: 16.5 x 12 cm each.

Plüschow, Wilhelm. Pompeii. 2 albumen prints. Vintage prints. On the reverse of each, the photographer’s stamp “GUGLIEMO PLÜSCHOW NAPOLI” (in violet), as well as the collector’s stamp of “Theodor Her” and the handwritten numbers “340” and “592” (in blue). Circa 1890. Sheet dimensions: 16.5 x 12 cm each. One photograph was taken on “Via delle Tombe,” the other at the “Casa del Marinaio.” Both depict two boys dressed in classical attire. — “Arcadian scenes featuring handsome young men and beautiful girls were Guglielmo Plüschow’s photographic passion.” (Peter Weiermair in the foreword to: Guglielmo Plüschow, Erotic Photographs, Cologne, Taschen, 1993). - The photographs, formerly mounted, show slight pressure marks in the corners and are minimally creased. - Provenance: Likely acquired in 1890 during a trip to Italy by the painter Theodor Her (1838–1892), who also devoted himself to nude photography of male models; in his family’s possession ever since; from the estate of Hans von Hoermann.