Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
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Francesca Cerrito (1817-1909) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913633
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian ballet dancer and choreographer Francesca Cerrito (1817-1909) standing, facing right. She turns her head slightly towards the camera and gazes to the right. She holds what appears to be a hat of muff in her left hand and leans her left arm on a plinth. She places her right hand on top of the plinth.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Francesca Cerrito (1817-1909) -
annotation: Mme Cerito./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.7 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.7 x 5.2 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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