Title: Palazzo Vendramin (Dess. De Berry)". An Original Albumen Photograph by the Italian Photographer Carlo Ponti of the Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, the Venice Home of the Duchesse de Berry.
Description: [Venice, circa 1860's]. circa 1860's]. - sc An original 4-3/4 inch high by 7 inch wide albumen print by Carlo Ponti depicting the Palazzo Vendramin, the residence the Duchesse de Berry purchased from the descendants of the Vendramin Calergi family in 1844. The image shows the palatial front of the Palazzo, its balcony overlooking the canal and front door opening up near a gondola moored next to the columns at the foot of a few steps. A sculpture adorns the garden wall at right, and the facade of another home can be viewed along the right of the image. Mounted by the photographer onto 8-3/4 inch high by 11-3/4 inch wide light green mat board with printed white double rules framing the image. The photographer's blind stamp "Carlo Ponti / Venezia" is embossed at the bottom of the mat and the image is identified in ink on the mat below the photograph. There are a very few tiny spots in the image (possibly in the negative). The recto of the mat is slightly soiled with much offsetting to the verso. A very good beautiful photograph.
The Swiss-born Italian photographer Carlo Ponti (c.1823-1893) moved to Venice in 1852 after having studied photography in Paris. Having opened his own studio which catered to tourists, he sold photographs in all formats. He won many awards including one which he was awarded in 1862 for his invention of the Magalethoscope, an apparatus which allowed photos to be viewed through a large lens which created the illusion of depth and perspective. It is not surprising, given this invention, that he was also the optician to Italy's King Victor Emanuel II. Very good .
Keywords: PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; ITALY; CARLO PONTI; ORIGINAL PHOTO; ALBUMEN PRINT; SIGNED WITH HIS STAMP; PALAZZO VENDRAMIN; VENDRAMIN CALEBRI; DUCHESSE DE BERRY; RESIDENCE; PALACE; CANAL; GONDOLA; VENICE; ITALIAN; VIEW; ARCHITECTURAL; NINETEENTH CENTURY
- Book number: 30370
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