Adelina Patti
c. 1861
Camille Silvy
Artist, French, 1834 - 1910
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Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 9.3 × 6 cm (3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.) -
Accession
2019.12.23
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Thomas Harris, New York), early 2000s; NGA purchase, 2019.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Patti / Sonnambula; center printed in black ink: E. SILVIS EXIENS [in red ink] / PHOTOGRAPHED BY / C Silvy [in red ink] / 38 Porchester Terrace / BAYSWATER. W.