Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
DISDÉRI ET CIE. : 8 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS, PARIS
Marietta Alboni (1823-94)
1860Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913535
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian opera singer Marietta Alboni (1823-94) standing, facing a quarter to the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She places her right hand on top of a pile of book positioned on a table beside her.
Creator(s)
Disdéri et Cie. : 8 Boulevart des Italiens, Paris (photographer)
Subject(s)
Marietta Alboni (1823-94)annotation: Mme Alboni/ 1860 [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 5.9 cm (mount)
8.5 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
