Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Unknown Person
Madame Céline Céleste-Elliott (c.1815-82) c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860
Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913683
Photograph of a full length portrait of the French actor and dancer Madame Céline Céleste-Elliott (c.1815-82) standing, facing slightly to the right. She turns her head and looks towards the left. She holds her hands together in front of her waist. She poses in front of a painted backdrop.
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Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Madame Céline Céleste-Elliott (c.1815-82) -
annotation: Mme Celeste./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
9.2 x 5.7 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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