Carlo Ponti
San Marco e Palazzo Ducale dalla Torre dell' Orologio [St Mark Basilica and Ducal Palace from the Clocktower, Venice]
![Carlo Ponti, San Marco e Palazzo Ducale dalla Torre dell' Orologio [St Mark Basilica and Ducal Palace from the Clocktower, Venice]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/95763.jpg?itok=Jud1mpK6)
![Carlo Ponti, San Marco e Palazzo Ducale dalla Torre dell' Orologio [St Mark Basilica and Ducal Palace from the Clocktower, Venice]](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/postcard/public/externals/95764.jpg?itok=my-821rJ)
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About this artwork
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artist:Carlo Ponti (about 1822 - 1893) Italian
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title:San Marco e Palazzo Ducale dalla Torre dell' Orologio [St Mark Basilica and Ducal Palace from the Clocktower, Venice]
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:24.60 x 35.40 cm
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 2058.10
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Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti had studied photography in Paris in the 1840s. In 1852, he obtained a license to produce and sell photographs in Venice. He ran the first of the big photographic businesses in the city, producing albums with architectural views of Venice. Ponti became known as the inventor of camera...
