Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) as Marie Stuart c.1880 copy of an original of 1860
Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913576
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) dressed in costume Marie Stuart. She faces three-quarters to the left and looks ahead, her face captured in profile. She raises her right hand and points her finger. She stands before a throne-like chair.
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Creator(s)
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographer)
Subject(s)
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) -
annotation: Mme Ristori, as Marie Stuart [beneath work]annotation: Disderi Phot. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.0 cm (mount)
8.7 x 5.3 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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