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AMONG all the varied purposes to which the art of photography has been applied, there is perhaps none for which it has proved itself more valuable than for the reproduction of ancient works of art. It matters not whether it be the sublime conception of some ancient Greek sculptor, the thorny-looking inscription on a Babylonian brick, or the stone hatchet of some prehistoric troglodyte, in each case the reproduction by the camera, if executed by a competent operator, will give a more vivid and faithful idea of the original than any drawing by however skilful an artist.
Photographs from the Collections of the British Museum.
Taken by S. Thompson. 1st Series. (London: W. A. Mansell and Co.)
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Photographs from the Collections of the British Museum . Nature 6, 430 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006430a0
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