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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

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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.

  • 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]
  • 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)

    9.6 x 6.0 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