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The oldest photos of the Augusteum

The first six photos are from the Archivio Primoli. Count Giuseppe Napoleone Primoli (1851 - 1927) was an Italian nobleman, collector and photographer. His mother was a member of the Bonaparte family. During the last decades of the nineteenth century he produced over 10.000 photographs. His most productive period was 1888-1894. On the photos we probably see Rodolfo Lanciani, showing the Augusteum to (according to the Archivio Primoli) Angelina Middleton, Diane de Saint Paul, Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte (nicknamed "Plon-Plon"), and an unidentified man. Bonaparte died in 1891.




Rodolfo Lanciani (?), holding an umbrella, Angelina Middleton, Diane de Saint Paul (?) and Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




Rodolfo Lanciani (?) reading graffiti, and Diane de Saint Paul (?) talking to Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




Diane de Saint Paul (?) standing on a column base, Angelina Middleton, Rodolfo Lanciani (?) and, seated, Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte..
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




Angelina Middleton, Diane de Saint Paul (?), Rodolfo Lanciani (?) and Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




Angelina Middleton standing on a column base, and on the far right Rodolfo Lanciani (?).
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




Rodolfo Lanciani (?), Angelina Middleton, and, seated, Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.
Archivio Primoli, print 1, print 2.




A photo of the Augusteum taken by Thomas Ashby, during a visit with Rodolfo Lanciani and friends, 14 April 1898.
Photo: British School at Rome.




Click to enlarge. The Augusteum on an undated photo. Photo: Wellcome Library no. 582044i.




Click to enlarge. The Augusteum around 1910? From the south-east.
Photo: Institut national d'histoire de l'art.




Click to enlarge. The Augusteum around 1910? From the north-east.
Photo: Institut national d'histoire de l'art.




Click to enlarge. The Augusteum around 1910? From the south-west.
Photo: Institut national d'histoire de l'art.




Click to enlarge. The Augusteum around 1910? From the north-west.
Photo: Institut national d'histoire de l'art.




The Augusteum around 1912? Photo: British School at Rome, Ashby collection.