Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) and two children in 'Medea'
c. 1860Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913580
Photograph of the Italian actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) posed with two children, re-enacting a scene from the play 'Medea'. The two children lean against Ristori, who places her right arm around them. She holds up her left arm, holding a shawl in her left hand, and gazes to the right. The group are dressed in Classical-inspired garbs.
Creator(s)
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographer)
Subject(s)
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906)annotation: Mme Ristori, in "Medea" [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)
8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
