Lot description
Neapolitan street peddlers. 1870s. 24 hand-colored albumen prints, mounted to decorative gold-bordered card. Each ca. 9 x 6 cm (14 x 11,5 cm). Some with number in the negative in lower margin. This group of hand-colored photographs presents a vivid cross-section of everyday working life in 19th-century Naples. Shown are street vendors, performers, beggars, and artisans - each depicted with their characteristic tools, costumes, or wares, from fishmongers and launderers to cobblers and textile sellers. Carefully staged and richly hand-tinted, the prints belong to a genre popular among foreign travelers, offering romanticized yet documentary portrayals of local Neapolitan “types.” – Some minor scuff marks and surface irregularities as well as occasional foxing and edge wear to mounts, otherwise all in near excellent condition with well-preserved color and strong tonal range. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.