About this artwork
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artists:
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title:S. Giorgio Maggiore across the Lagoon, Venice
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date created:1860s
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:25 x 32.3 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 757
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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...
