The Theodorou Collection
 
Photographs

Built over a period of 25 years, the collection is focused on early photography in Greece. It contains the largest extant group of photographs by Philippos Margaritis, the first Greek photographer (including 3 of the 6 known albums with photographs by him: the Blackmer album, the General Kallergi album and “Athens & Grecian Costumes”)

Philippos-Margaritis-A-Greek-Lady

Philippos Margaritis, A Greek Lady, c. 1855, salt print, 20 x 16 cm.

 

Philibert-Perraud 235 maximum

Philibert Perraud, Portrait of Prof. George Maccas and his family, 1847, ¼ plate daguerreotype, 11 x 8 cm.

The earliest surviving group portrait photograph taken in Greece.

 

George-Wilson-Bridges-_Erechtheum

George Wilson Bridges, Erechtheum, 1848, calotype negative, 17 x 21,5 cm.

 

D.-Constantin View-of-Nauplia 383 maximum

D. Constantin, View of Nauplia, Greece, 1865-1870, albumen print, 27,5 x 37,5 cm.

 

Anonymous-_View-of-the_Santorini-Volcano-1866

Anonymous, View of the Santorini Volcano, 1866, albumen print, 25 x 33 cm.

 

Prangey-_Athnes-_Monastre-de-Daphn

J. P. Girault de Prangey, Athènes. Monastère de Daphné. Apside, 1842, full plate daguerreotype, 24 x 19 cm.

 

dominic-ellis-colnaghi-the-port-of-amboise-rhodes-1853-salt-print

Dominic Ellis Colnaghi, The Gate of Amboise, Rhodes, 1853, salt print, 17 x 22,8 cm.

From an album compiled in 1850s by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, later Emperor of Mexico, and his brother, Archduke Karl Ludwig.

An etching after this photograph was published in C. T. Newton's Travels and Discoveries in the Levant, London 1865, vol. I, between pp. 150 & 151.

 

 Greek-brigands-brought-prisoners-to-Athens 383 maximum

Anonymous, Greek brigands brought prisoners to Athens, 1870, albumen print, 14 x 20,5 cm.

A wood-engraving after this photograph was published in Illustrated London News, 11 June 1870.

 

the-first-us-olympic-team

Albert Meyer, The first U.S. Olympic Team, 1896, platinotype, 13 x 19 cm.

From an album with 25 photos of the First Modern Olympic Games (Athens 1896),
one of only 8 known albums made by Meyer for presentation.

 

a-toy-shop-at andrianou-street

Herbert List, A Toy Shop at Adrianou Str., Athens, silver print, 22,5 x 17,5 cm.

 

yiannis-tsarouchis-a-fallen-angel

Yannis Tsarouchis, A Fallen Angel, 1974, silver print, 30,5 x 24 cm.