Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Rosina Penco (1823-94)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon 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.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Rosina Penco (1823-94)annotation: Mme Penco./ Reproduced. [beneath work]
23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.6 x 6.3 cm (mount)
8.8 x 5.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
