Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) as Marie Stuart
c.1880 copy of an original of 1860Albumen 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.
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
- albums
- visual works
