Firmin-Eugène Le Dien (1817-1865) - Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Italy, c. 1852-1853. Roman countryside. Salt paper print, from a dry wax paper negative, mounted on cardboard. Dry stamp "Le Dien et Gustave Le Gray" in the lower left corner. Handwritten annotations and pencil sketch on the reverse. 23.8 x 32.4 cmBibliography : Sylvie Aubenas, Le Gray 1820-1884, Paris, Gallimard / BnF, 2002, p. 379 . A brilliant and mysterious pupil of Gustave Le Gray, Firmin-Eugène Le Dien traveled to Italy several times. He produced a series of views of the Roman countryside, using the dry wax paper technique, during a stay with Léon Gérard in 1852-1853. Gustave Le Gray, who probably did not travel with Firmin Eugène Le Dien, probably printed the prints made by the latter. Firmin-Eugène Le Dien (1817-1865) - Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Italy, c. 1852-1853. Roman Countryside. Salt print from a waxed paper negative, mounted on cardboard. Blind stamp "Le Dien et Gustave Le Gray" in the lower left corner. Handwritten annotations and pencil sketch on verso. 23,8 x 32,4 cm