(Italian, active 1858-1875) Ponti was a leading Venetian optician and architectural photographer, specializing in views of Venice, Padua and Verona. In 1866 he was appointed optician to the King of Italy.

Monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni, Venice, albumen print, ca. late 1860’s, mounted on card, stamped on mount recto below print, 10 1/4 x 14 ".
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