Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
CAMILLE SILVY (1834-1910)
Marietta Piccolomini (1834-99)
c. 1860Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913622
Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian opera singer Marietta Piccolomini (1834-99) seated on a chair at a table, facing slightly towards the left. She turns her head and looks towards the camera. She leans her right arm on the table and places her left hand in her lap.
Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Marietta Piccolomini (1834-99)annotation: Mlle Piccolomini [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.2 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.6 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- People
- Musicians
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- People
