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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. 1860

Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913577

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Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) seated on a chair, dressed in costume as Marie Stuart. She faces towards the camera and looks upwards, to the right. She rests her right arm on the chair's arm rest and holds a rosary in her left hand.

  • 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]
  • 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)

    9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)

    8.6 x 5.3 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Prince Albert

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
        • photographs
          • cartes-de-visite