Portraiture
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 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)
Mme Ristori, as Marie Stuart
Disderi Phot.
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
