Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CALDESI, BLANFORD & CO
Giovanni Matteo Mario (1810-83)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913618
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian opera singer Giovanni Matteo Mario (1810-83) standing, facing slightly towards the right. He turns his head and looks towards the right, his face captured in profile. He places his right hand on top of a pule of book positioned on top of a table.
Creator(s)
Caldesi, Blanford & Co (photographer)
Previously attributed to Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Giovanni Matteo Mario (1810-83)annotation: Signor Mario./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.3 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Musicians
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- People
