6 OF 44

Adelina Patti as Violetta in 'La Traviata'

6 of 44 portraits of Adelina Patti

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (85 mm x 56 mm)
Given by an anonymous donor, 1973
Photographs Collection
NPG x12679

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Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Singer; sister of Carlotta Patti. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.

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Camille Silvy (1834-1910), Photographer. Artist associated with 2875 portraits, Sitter in 20 portraits.

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Victorian Portraits Resource Pack, p. 5
Funnell, Peter, Victorian Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 5
Rogers, Malcolm, Camera Portraits, 1989 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 1989 - 21 January 1990), p. 61