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Camille Silvy — Adelina Patti Traviata
Camille Silvy

Adelina Patti Traviata

1860

Opera star Adelina Patti poses in character as Violetta from La Traviata, exemplifying Victorian celebrity portraiture when photography began competing with painted portraits for documenting famous performers.

Medium
Albumen print

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Camille Silvy, Adelina Patti Traviata, 1860

Opera star Adelina Patti poses in character as Violetta from La Traviata, exemplifying Victorian celebrity portraiture when photography began competing with painted portraits for documenting famous performers.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Victorian, Photography, Albumen Print, Classical, Portrait, Elegant, British, Woman, Sepia Tones

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art