Giuseppe Verdi

c. 1860s

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

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André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

Artist, French, 1819 - 1889

The image depicts a man seated in an ornate wooden chair. He is facing forward with his legs crossed, one hand resting on the chair's arm. The man has a composed expression with a neatly groomed beard and mustache, and his hair is combed back. He is wearing a dark double-breasted suit with a white shirt and a tie. To his left is a richly carved table with books on top, and a portion of draped fabric is visible behind it. The background is plain, emphasizing the man and the furniture elements around him.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

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Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: Disderi & Cie Phot.; lower right: Déposé; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: Verdi; center printed in black ink: DISDERI & CIE / PHOTOGRAPHES DE S.M. L'EMPEREUR / 8, Boulevart des Italiens / Paris

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