Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) in 'Medea'
c.1880 copy of an original of 1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913578
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) standing, facing towards the camera. She turns her head towards the right and gazes ahead. She raises her left arm and points forward. She wears a flowing, dark coloured dress. She is dressed in costume as her character in the play 'Medea'.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906)annotation: Mme Ristori, in "Medea"/ Reproduced [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.0 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.4 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
