James Robertson was an English gem and coin engraver who worked in the Mediterranean region, and who became a pioneering photographer working in the Crimea and possibly India. He is noted for his Orie
James Roberton, photograph by the Abdullah Bros, c. 1875
Süleymaniye Mosque in Constantinople, photograph by Robertson, 1853
Erechtheum Acropolis, photograph, 1853
Obelisk of Theodosius in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, c. 1854
Antonio Beato
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Antonio Beato, also known as Antoine Beato, was an Italian-British photographer. He is noted for his genre works, portraits, views of the architecture and landscapes of Egypt and other locations in th
James Robertson (photographer)
…pioneering photographers included Félix Bonfils (1831-1885); Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884), brothers Henri and Emile Bechard; the British-Italian brothers, Antonio Beato (c. 1832–1906) and Felice Beato (1832–1909), and the Greek Zangaki brothers. Many of these photographers were in Egypt at the same time, and some…
Village of Karnak, photograph by Beato, 1880s
Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt. Albumen silver print by Antonio Beato, taken between 1860 and 1889