Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Italo Gardoni (1821-1882)
c.1860Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913552
Photograph of a full length portrait of the opera singer Italo Gardoni (1821-82) standing, facing three-quarters to the left. He looks ahead, away from the camera. He rests his right hand on a plinth and holds a top hat in his left hand, which he places on his hip. He poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting a tree lined avenue, with an equestrian sculpture in the upper right area.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Italo Gardoni (1821-1882)annotation: Sigr Gardoni [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.2 x 5.9 cm (mount)
8.5 x 5.6 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- People
- Musicians
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- People
