Venezia, Ponte dei Sospiri (Venice, Bridge of Sighs)

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Venezia, Ponte dei Sospiri (Venice, Bridge of Sighs)
Venezia, Ponte dei Sospiri (Venice, Bridge of Sighs)
Artist/Maker (Italian, 1830 - 1879)
Date1860s
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/8 in. × 10 in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm) Sheet: 13 1/8 in. × 10 in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm) Mount: 18 5/16 × 12 1/4 in. (46.5 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of James, Class of 1980, and Georganne Garfinkel
Object number1994.105
Not on view
DescriptionAlbumen print of the Bridge of Sighs and canal, Venice from a collodion negative.
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Additional Details

Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. Object Study Gallery, October 6, 2012 - (no catalog).

2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Hamilton Collects: A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection", September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat).
Provenance 1990: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of James and Georganne Garfinkel.
Markings Artist's blind stamp: "[within rectangle] ISTITUTO FOTOGRAFICO / A. PERINI / VENEZIA" on lower center mount.
Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Friends of Art Newsletter, August 1995, Acquisitions 1994
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "Paul Sciehir [illegible]" on verso at upper left in ink; "Pont Sospire" at center right in ink; "SM Mussey" at lower center in pencil.
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