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Adelina Patti

(1843-1919), Singer; sister of Carlotta Patti

Sitter associated with 56 portraits
Patti was one of the greatest opera singers of the era. Born in Spain to Italian parents, Patti made her debut on 14 May 1861 at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden in Bellini's La Sonnambula. Admired by composers including Giuseppe Verdi, her public career as a 'coloratura soprano' lasted nearly sixty years and is virtually without parallel.

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Adelina Patti, by Nelson & Marshall, published by  Richard Burton & Co - NPG x12685

Adelina Patti

by Nelson & Marshall, published by Richard Burton & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1859
NPG x12685

Adelina Patti, after Mayer & Pierson - NPG x12686

Adelina Patti

after Mayer & Pierson
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12686

Adelina Patti, after Camille Silvy - NPG x12678

Adelina Patti

after Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, (July 1861)
NPG x12678

Adelina Patti, by Camille Silvy - NPG x12679

Adelina Patti

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
NPG x12679

Adelina Patti as Lucia in 'Lucia de Lammermoor', by Camille Silvy - NPG x12677

Adelina Patti as Lucia in 'Lucia de Lammermoor'

by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, July 1861
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x12677

Adelina Patti, by Horatio Nelson King - NPG Ax25074

Adelina Patti

by Horatio Nelson King
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax25074

Adelina Patti, by Mayall - NPG x197142

Adelina Patti

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197142

Adelina Patti, by Charles Reutlinger - NPG x12684

Adelina Patti

by Charles Reutlinger
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x12684

'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age', by Frederick Holland Mares, after  Disdéri, and  Camille Silvy, and  Duroni & Murer, and  Émile Desmaisons, and  John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and  Herbert Watkins, and  William Edward Kilburn, and  Horatio Nelson King, and  John & Charles Watkins, and  James Mudd, and  Unknown photographers, published by  Ashford Brothers & Co - NPG x139661

'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'

by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x139661

Adelina Patti, by Southwell Brothers - NPG x197543

Adelina Patti

by Southwell Brothers
embossed diamond cameo albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x197543

'Operatic Prima Donnas', by Frederick Holland Mares, after  Henry Hering, and  Mayer Brothers, and  Richard Burton & Co, and  Disdéri, and  Camille Silvy, and probably  William Edward Kilburn, and  Southwell Brothers, and  John Burton, and  Clarkington & Co (Charles Clarkington), and  Unknown photographers, published by  Ashford Brothers & Co - NPG x197566

'Operatic Prima Donnas'

by Frederick Holland Mares, after Henry Hering, and Mayer Brothers, and Richard Burton & Co, and Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and probably William Edward Kilburn, and Southwell Brothers, and John Burton, and Clarkington & Co (Charles Clarkington), and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x197566

Adelina Patti, by United Association of Photography Limited - NPG Ax39837

Adelina Patti

by United Association of Photography Limited
wothlytype carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax39837

Adelina Patti, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax25073

Adelina Patti

by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax25073

Adelina Patti, by Charles Reutlinger - NPG Ax18173

Adelina Patti

by Charles Reutlinger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG Ax18173

Adelina Patti, by Charles Reutlinger - NPG x12681

Adelina Patti

by Charles Reutlinger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870
NPG x12681

Adelina Patti, by Charles Reutlinger - NPG x12682

Adelina Patti

by Charles Reutlinger
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x12682

Adelina Patti, after Unknown photographer - NPG x12683

Adelina Patti

after Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x12683

Adelina Patti, probably after Charles Bergamasco - NPG Ax46237

Adelina Patti

probably after Charles Bergamasco
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax46237

Adelina Patti, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax7610

Adelina Patti

by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax7610

Adelina Patti, by Charles Bergamasco - NPG Ax18174

Adelina Patti

by Charles Bergamasco
albumen carte-de-visite, 1871
NPG Ax18174

Adelina Patti, by Charles Bergamasco - NPG x21723

Adelina Patti

by Charles Bergamasco
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1871
NPG x21723

Adelina Patti, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax25071

Adelina Patti

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax25071

Adelina Patti as Marguerite de Valois in 'Les Huguenots', by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax28489

Adelina Patti as Marguerite de Valois in 'Les Huguenots'

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1873
NPG Ax28489

Adelina Patti, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x76635

Adelina Patti

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen cabinet card, 1874
NPG x76635

Adelina Patti as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet', by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x14712

Adelina Patti as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
cabinet card, 1875
NPG x14712

'Ladies of the London Stage', after Lock & Whitfield, and  Unknown photographers - NPG x135885

'Ladies of the London Stage'

after Lock & Whitfield, and Unknown photographers
woodburytype, published 1875
NPG x135885

Adelina Patti, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax5570

Adelina Patti

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG Ax5570

Adelina Patti, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x76773

Adelina Patti

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1876
NPG x76773

Adelina Patti, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x46689

Adelina Patti

by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x46689

Adelina Patti, by York & Son, after  Elliott & Fry - NPG x3658

Adelina Patti

by York & Son, after Elliott & Fry
glass lantern slide, 1890s (1880s)
NPG x3658

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