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Dimitris Constantine Photographs of Greece
List of Photographs
Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2001
Scope and Contents Note
Consists of a numbered series of 71 large albumen photographs of Athens and other places in Greece by Dimitris Constantine [Dimitris Konstantinou]. Constantine was the first photographer to be associated with the Hellenic Archaeological Society, for which he photographed antiquities in Athens and objects from the Society's collection. Many of his photographs were sold in albums to foreign visitors to Greece. The photographs in this collection were assembled for Sir Horace Rumbold (1829-1913), British Ambassador to Greece, who served in Athens in 1862, 1866-1867, and 1884-1888.The photographs all measure about 11" x 14½" and are numbered with brief captions. Many are signed either "D. Constantin" or "D. Costantin." All are mounted on mat board (24½" x 18½") which have been blind-stamped "D. Constantine, Photographer, 20 Eolus Street, Athens." The mats are also blind-stamped in the lower right corner with a caduceus and the initials "E.B." More than 40 of the photographs pertain to classical sites in Athens, including the Acropolis and the Parthenon; 11 photographs show details of friezes and sculptures; places include the Pass of Daphne, Eleusis, Phyle, Syros, Aegina, Mycenae, Corinth, and there are 5 photographs of Corfu, one showing the ship H.M.S. Orlando. There is one photograph of the British Legation building where Sir Rumbold was housed during his stay in Greece.
Also present is the original container of the photographs, a blue morocco-covered
brass bound box with Sir Rumbold's crest engraved on a brass plate on the
lid.
List of Photographs / Captions
| Photo # | Stamped | Signed | ||||||||||
| Box 1: Athens | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "Athens. General view, 1" [signed on verso "Miss Rumbold"] | * | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Athens. General view, 2" | * | ||||||||||
| 3 | "View of the Plain of Athens and Piraeus from Philopappus" | * | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Athens. General view of Acropolis, 1" | * | * | |||||||||
| 5 | "Athens. General view of Acropolis, 2" | * | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Athens. General view of Acropolis, 3" | * | * | |||||||||
| 7 | "Athens. General view of Acropolis and Temple of Theseus" | |||||||||||
| 8 | "Athens. General view of Acropolis, 5" | * | * | |||||||||
| 9 | "Athens. Palm Trees in Palace Gardens" | * | * | |||||||||
| 10 | "Piraeus, with Athens in the distance" | * | * | |||||||||
| 11 | "Athens. Tomb of the Corinthian Horseman" | * | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Acropolis. Temple of the Wingless Victory" | * | * | |||||||||
| 13 | "Acropolis. Wingless Victory" | |||||||||||
| 14 | "Acropolis. Exterior of Propylaea" | * | * | |||||||||
| 15 | "Acropolis. Interior of Propylaea" | * | * | |||||||||
| 16 | "Acropolis. Interior of Propylaea" | * | * | |||||||||
| 17 | "Acropolis. Pinacotheca" | * | * | |||||||||
| 18 | "Acropolis. Parthenon, 1" | * | ||||||||||
| 19 | "Acropolis, Parthenon, 2" | * | * | |||||||||
| 20 | "Acropolis, Parthenon, 3" | * | * | |||||||||
| 21 | "Acropolis. Angle of Parthenon" | * | * | |||||||||
| 22 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | * | |||||||||
| 23 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | ||||||||||
| 24 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | * | |||||||||
| 25 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | * | |||||||||
| 26 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | ||||||||||
| 27 | "Acropolis. Fragment of Metope of the Parthenon" | * | * | |||||||||
| 28 | "Acropolis. Erechtheum" | * | * | |||||||||
| 29 | "Acropolis. Cariatides in the Erechtheum" | * | * | |||||||||
| 30 | "Cariatides in the Erechtheum" | * | * | |||||||||
| 31 | "Athens. Monument of Philopappus" | * | * | |||||||||
| 32 | "Athens. Theatre of Herodes Atticus" | * | * | |||||||||
| 33 | "Athens. Theatre of Bacchus" [Dionysus] | * | ||||||||||
| 34 | "Athens. Basso Rilievo in Theatre of Bacchus" [Dionysus] | * | ||||||||||
| 35 | "Athens. Basso Rilievo in Theatre of Bacchus" [Dionysus] | * | ||||||||||
| Box 2: Athens and Other Sites | ||||||||||||
| 36 | "Athens. Seats of the Priests in Theatre of Bacchus" [Dionysus] | * | ||||||||||
| 37 | "Athens. Arch of Hadrian" | * | * | |||||||||
| 38 | "Athens. Temple of Jupiter" | * | ||||||||||
| 39 | "Athens. Monument of Lysicrates" | * | ||||||||||
| 40 | "Athens. Temple of the Winds" [ie Tower of the Winds] | * | * | |||||||||
| 41 | "Athens. Gate of the Agora" | * | ||||||||||
| 42 | "Athens. Temple of Theseus" | * | ||||||||||
| 43 | "Athens. Areopagus or Hill of Mars" | * | ||||||||||
| 44 | "Athens. Hill of the Pnyx" | * | ||||||||||
| 45 | "Athens. British Legation" | * | ||||||||||
| 46 | "Athens. Old Cathedral" | * | * | |||||||||
| 47 | "Athens. Russian Church" | * | * | |||||||||
| 48 | "Convent of Daphne" | * | ||||||||||
| 49 | "Pass of Daphne, site of Temple of Venus" | * | ||||||||||
| 50 | "Bay of Eleusis, from Pass of Daphne" | * | ||||||||||
| 51 | "Eleusis" | * | * | |||||||||
| 52 | "Eleusis. Excavations of Temple" | * | ||||||||||
| 53 | "Phyle" | * | ||||||||||
| 54 | "Fortress of Phyle" | * | ||||||||||
| 55 | "Syra" [ie Syros] | * | ||||||||||
| 56 | "Temple at Sunium. (Cape Colonna)" [ie Cape Sounion] | * | ||||||||||
| 57 | "Temple at Sunium" | * | * | |||||||||
| 58 | "Egina. Temple of Jupiter, Panhellenios" [Aegina. Temple of Aphaia] | * | ||||||||||
| 59 | "Egina. Temple of Jupiter, Panhellenios" [Aegina. Temple of Aphaia] | * | ||||||||||
| 60 | "Nauplis" | * | ||||||||||
| 61 | "Fortress of Tiryns" | * | ||||||||||
| 62 | "Mycenae. Treasury of Agamemnon" | * | ||||||||||
| 63 | "Mycenae. Near the Acropolis of the Atridae" | * | ||||||||||
| 64 | "Temple at Nemea" | * | ||||||||||
| 65 | "Acro-Corinthos" | * | ||||||||||
| 66 | "Corinth. Temple of Minerva" | * | ||||||||||
| 67 | "Corfu. North view of Citadel" | * | ||||||||||
| 68 | "Corfu. Sea wall, with H.M.S. Orlando" | * | ||||||||||
| 69 | "Corfu. North view of Citadel" | * | ||||||||||
| 70 | "Corfu. Fort Neuf" | * | ||||||||||
| 71 | "Corfu. Fort Abraham" | * | ||||||||||
| Box 3: Original Case | ||||||||||||
| Blue morocco-covered brass bound box with Sir Horace Rumbold's crest engraved on a brass plate on the lid. | ||||||||||||
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Last Modified: November 08 2002
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