Rosina Penco (1823-94)

c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860

Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913677

Photograph of a full length portrait of the Italian opera singer Rosina Penco (1823-94) standing, facing a quarter to the right. She turns her head towards the camera and looks to the left. She holds a dark coloured laced shawl around her body. She poses in front of a painted backdrop depicting an interior scene.