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Pont des Soupirs (Bridge of Sighs), Venice
Pont des Soupirs (Bridge of Sighs), Venice

Pont des Soupirs (Bridge of Sighs), Venice

Artist Bisson Frères (French, Auguste-Rosalie (1826-1900); Louis-Auguste (1814-1876))
Date1858
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 17 15/16 × 14 1/8 inches (45.56 × 35.88 cm)
Mount: 28 3/8 × 21 3/4 inches (72.07 × 55.25 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2008.25.5
SignedOn mount recto, lower right, stamped in red ink: "Bisson freres"
InscribedOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "248. - Venice Pont des Soupirs"
MarkingsOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "X"; On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "ACDP 432A", "10591".
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DescriptionImage of an enclosed limestone bridge with windows that have stone bars. It passes over a narrow body of water and connects two multistory stone buildings.
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