ADOLPHE TERRIS (1820–1899) - Lot 234

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ADOLPHE TERRIS (1820–1899) - Lot 234
ADOLPHE TERRIS (1820–1899) Scale models of the Cathédrale de la Major on an entablature, Main Facade. c. 1872. 2 albumen prints from a collodion glass negative, mounted on cardboard; title, caption, mention of chief architect Léon Vaudoyer, and a facsimile of the photographer’s signature printed on the mount. Mount: 53.5 x 48 cm Prints: 34.5 x 25.5 cm Espérandieu had been working in Vaudoyer’s studio in Paris since 1847; appointed chief inspector of the new cathedral thanks to Vaudoyer’s team, he traveled to Marseille to supervise the work, initially collaborating with the team, then taking sole responsibility for continuing the project upon Vaudoyer’s death in 1872; construction continued under the direction of Henri Revoil following Espérandieu’s death in 1874.
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