Bisson Frères
[Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice]

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Artist Bisson Frères(French, active 1841–1971)French, active 1841–1971

Artist Louis-Auguste Bisson (French, 1814–1876)French, 1814–1876

Artist Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (French, 1826–1900)French, 1826–1900

CultureFrench

Titles

[Porta della Carta, Palazzo Ducale, Venice]
[Porta della Carta, Doge's Palace, Venice]

Date1855, printed 1855

MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative

DimensionsImage: 17 11/16 × 14 1/8 in. (45 × 35.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 11/16 × 14 1/8 in. (45 × 35.8 cm)
Mount: 28 1/4 × 21 5/8 in. (71.8 × 55 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by various donors in memory of Cindi Blakely

Object number2023.490

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenancePrivate collection, England; [Photo Vintage France, Arnaville, France]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Photographers' blindstamp on print, bottom left corner: FBF [encircled]
Stamped in red ink on mount, recto, below print, bottom right corner: Bisson frères
Inscribed in ink on mount, recto, bottom right corner: 21). Venice.
Inscribed in pencil on mount, recto, bottom right corner: 243. Venise. Porta della Carta
Inscribed in pencil on mount, verso, bottom left corner: X

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