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19th Century Actress Portraits

Elegant portraits of actresses from the 19th century, characterized by elaborate gowns and refined poses. The images reflect vintage photography styles and soft tones.

Portrait of Laure Dordet (-1900), called Milla, Theater Actress. Portrait of Laure Dordet (Deceased in 1900), called Milla, theater actress. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890. Photograph of Victor Plumier.

Miss Binney. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Portrait of George Sand, (Aurora Aurora Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, Say), (1804-1876), (novelist, dramatic author, literary critic, journalist) Portrait of George Sand, (Aurora Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, Say), (1804-1876), novelist, dramatic author, literary critic, journalist. Business card (front). Photograph of the Nadar workshop. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Portrait of Madame Ulrics or Ulric Lejars, (Actress) Portrait of Madame Ulrics or Ulric Lejars, Actress. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Franck (said Fran�ois Gobinet de Villecholle - 1816-1906).

Madame Medori ca. 1857 Mathew B. Brady American Brady was a skilled daguerreotypist, having learned the technical aspects of the process from the American pioneers of the medium, Samuel F. B. Morse and John Draper. He opened his first studio in 1844 and set himself the task of photographing the nation's leading figures: presidents and military men, business leaders, writers, artists, and stars of the stage. In the mid-1850s Brady and other artists began using collodion-on-glass negatives, or wet plates, and soon the glass negative and paper print replaced the daguerreotype altogether as the means by which Brady gathered and distributed the faces of his time. This salted paper print of an opera diva known as Madame Medori was meticulously retouched with India ink and white paint to sharpen and darken the stripes on the sitter's billowing shawl, the flowers and fern fronds woven into her hair and shawl knot, and the highlights in the folds of her silk dress. The combination of painterly

Empress Eugénie ca. 1864 Sergei Luvovich Levitsky Russian. Empress Eugénie 306151

Portrait of Princess Napoleone Elisa Baciocchi, Countess of Camerata (1806-1869), daughter of Princess Elisa Bonaparte. Andr� Adolphe Eugene Disher (1819-1890. Portrait of Princess Napoleone Elisa Baciocchi, Countess de Camerata (1806-1869), daughter of Princess Elisa Bonaparte. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890. Paris , Carnavalet Museum.

Mrs. Ernest Villiers. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Portrait of Albani, Emma, __(Marie-Louise C�cile Emma Lajeunesse), (1847-1930), (Canadian Cantator) Alphonse Li�bert. Portrait of Emma Albani (Marie-Louise C�cile Emma Lajeunesse) (1847-1930), Canadian Cantator. Business Card (Front). Draw on Albuminum Paper. 1874-1874.

María Cristina de Borbón of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878). Queen consort of Spain between 1829 and 1833 by her marriage to King Ferdinand VII, of whom she was his fourth and last wife. Regent of the kingdom from 1833 to 1840. Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donón. "Reyes Contemporáneos". Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1855. Author: Julio Donón. Spanish artist active from 1840 to 1880. Luis Carlos Legrand. Spanish lithographer active from 1829 to 1858.

Countess de Castiglione 1858 Pierre-Louis Pierson French. Countess de Castiglione 285700

Hélène de Lesseps. Photograph by Mathieu Deroche, 1878.

Door Portrait from Victo Fortressello, Cantina in L'Opign and Cantone Visitat from Olité. Pierre Petit (1831-1909) (Pierre Lanith Small, said). Portrait of Christmas victory (1815-1903) Say Rosina Stoltz, Cantatrice at the Opera House and the Italian Theater. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Rosita Pecabia. A.S. Hinckley (American, active 1870s - 1880s)

Portrait of Julianna Wiśniewska, born Stadion (1840-1899). Sachowicz, Grzegorz (1819-1877), photographer

Queen Josefine of Sweden, Franck -, photographer

Libbie, three-quarters-length portrait, seated, facing front / W.H. Masters, photographer, No. 51 Public Square, Princeton, Ill's. | Library of Congress

Portrait of Lamaller�e, (Actress) Portrait of Lamaller�e, Actress. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photography of Lim� and Bergeron (Active from 1864 to 1880).

Miss Anna McFarland. S.G. Sheaffer (American, active Hanover, Pennsylvania 1860s - 1870s)

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American author and abolitionist, full-length Portrait, Silsbee Case & Company, 1860

Marietta Alboni -, opera singer, Cremière , Hanfstaengl, Photographer

Annie Clark

Portrait of Duchess Hamilton, born Bonaparte, Cousin de Napoleon III Portrait of the Duchess Hamilton, born Bonaparte, Napoleon III cousin. Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photography of D�d�ri & Cie.

Mademoiselle Victoire Balfe,1837-1871. French soprano.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Portrait of countess the beaulincourt. Part of photo album with 28 cartes-de-visite from French people.

Portrait of Blanche Pierson Actress (1842-1919) Portrait of Blanche Pierson Actress (1842-1919). 1850-1870. Anonymous photography.

Portrait of a young lady, probably Cécile Devéria; Achille Devéria (French, 1800 - 1857), or Théodule Devéria (French, 1831 - 1871), or Octave Benoist (French, active 1850s); 1853; Salted paper print; 14 × 10.2 cm (5 1,2 × 4 in.)

Emma Webb

Therese von Dienstl, Leopold Wittmann -, photographer

Mrs. U.S. Grant

Portrait of Catherine Sandeman. Unknown maker

Portrait of Mrs. Rigby, David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson, 1843 - 1847.

Mrs. Gaskell , Authors, Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865, Carte de Visite Collection

Charlotte Gebhardt born Fortwaengler, actress, Ludwig Angerer -, photographer

Cauchoise 1860s Pierre-Louis Pierson French. Cauchoise 261535

Portrait of Ms. Guillaume. Hahn, C. (fl. ca 1860-), photographer

Mary, Duchess of Teck (1833 - 1897). Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Portrait of Helena Starzyńska, born von Weyrauch (c. 1830-1904). Disderi & Cie (Paryż ; zakład fotograficzny ; 1854-ca 1879), photo studio

Zélia Ponsin.

Adelina Patti, c. 1861, albumen print (carte-de-visite), 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.), Camille Silvy (artist) French, 1834 - 1910

Victorian photographer's calling card circa 1860

Louisa M. Alcott , Authors, Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888, Carte de Visite Collection

Miss Bateman

Portrait of Helena Goetzendorf Grabowska, born Sadowska (-1851). unknown, photographer

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Sophie (1818-1877). zd}

George Sand; Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910); negative 1865; card 1870 - 1879; Albumen silver print

Portrait of Gabrielle (actress) Portrait of Gabrielle, actress. Photograph of Saint-Edme (Edmond Choisy, says). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1866-1866.

Camera Work: Mrs. Rigby, 1909. David Octavius Hill (British, 1802-1870), and Robert Adamson (British, 1821-1848). Photogravure;

Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain. Photography.

Portrait of Amelia Zucoli, actress. Portrait of Amelia Zucoli, actress. Business card (front). Photograph of Gurney & Son. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Duchesse de Medina Coeli. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819 - 1889)

S.A.R. The great hereditary duchess of Saxe Weimar. / born Princess of the Netherlands.

Portrait of Zofia née Rzyszczewski, Franciszkowa Wodzicka (1816-1890); Szubert, Awit (1837-1919); around 1880 (1878-00-00-1885-00-00);Przewłocki, Janusz (1927-2007) - collection, Wodzice (family)

Mrs. Rigby; Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848); Scotland; 1843 - 1848; Salted paper print from a Calotype negative; 21 x 15.4 cm (8 1,4 x 6 1,16 in.)

Portrait of Leontine Fromentin (L. Devaux), (1840-1887), (Actress) Portrait of Leontine Fromentin (L. Devaux), (1840-1887), actress. Photograph of Ulric Grob (active between 1860 and 1900). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1887-1887.

Portrait of Louise Vatière (1844-1874), said Lise Tautin, actress and singer. Numa son. Portrait of Louise Vatière (1844-1874), said Lise Tautin, actress and singer. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper, 1855-1874.

Mrs. J.J. Crittenden

Portrait of Mrs. de la Forge, c. 1860 - c. 1865 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print historical persons. studio requisites ~ photographer. styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women. dress, gown

George Sand , Authors, Sand, George, 1804-1876, Carte de Visite Collection

The Dedication Hattie Campbell. Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron, British, 1815-1879

Portrait of Angelin Thesis or Theze, (Dancer, Actress) Portrait of Angelin Thesis or Thèze, Dancer, Actress. Business card (front). Photograph of Disderi & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer , Actresses, Dramatists, Birch-Pfeiffer, Charlotte, 1800-1868, Carte de Visite Collection

Susan B. Anthony 1870. A prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States.

Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880), American Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist, full-length seated Portrait, Frederick Gutekunst, 1862

Portrait of Mrs. La Bonan Quinette. Part of photo album with 24 cartes-de-visite from French people.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American author and abolitionist, full-length Portrait, Charles DeForest Fredricks, mid-late 19th century

Madame Caroline Marie Felix Miolan-Carvalho c.1827-1895. French singer.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1860

Laura Keene

Alice Harrison

Miss Kate Denin

Miss Bateman. Sarony & Co.

RETRATO DE LA CONDESA DE PARIS - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - S XIX. Author: PEDRO MARTINEZ DE HEBERT (1819-1891). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MARIA ISABEL ORLEANS Y BORBON (1848-1919). MARIA ISABEL DE ORLEAN 1848-1919 CONDESA DE PARIS.

Portret is Mrs. Rigby.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stephenson), "Mrs Gaskell".

Portrait of the Reviewline (Scrice) Portrait of Z�lia Ducellier (actress). Business card (front). Photograph of Radoult, Vaury & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1867.

Portrait of Duchess Hamilton, born Bonaparte, Cousin de Napoleon III Portrait of the Duchess Hamilton, born Bonaparte, Napoleon III cousin. Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photography of D�d�ri & Cie.

Portrait Franziska Perence (around 1820-1889; actress). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

Carte de Visite of Mary Jean Wilson, c. 1867

Countess Ailsa. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Mme. Clara M. Brinkerhoff

Madame Spranza

Portrait of Lagrua Emma, __(singer) Portrait of Emma Lagrua, singer. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photography of Disderi and Cie.

Jane Morris seated, full-length, 1890. Photographer: John R Parsons. Printer: Sir Emery Walker

Portrait of Lambquin Estelle (1812-1872), (Louise Estelle Gu�nard, Say), (Actress) Portrait of Estelle Lambin (Said Louise Estelle Gu�nard - 1812-1872), Actress. Visit Card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photograph of Susse Fr�res Estiennes & Cie.

Comtesse de Segur, Russian-born French author, 1860. Artist: Unknown

Unidentified woman, in oval style. Helmut Petschler (English, born Germany, 1832 - 1869)

Portrait of a woman, Kertson, 1852.

Sèriè à la Ristori 1860s Pierre-Louis Pierson French. Sèriè à la Ristori 261318

Miss Patricia Morris 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Miss Patricia Morris 631029

Mrs. Chas. Keen

Ristori

Alice Harrison

Mme. Clara M. Brinkerhoff

First Lady Julia Dent Grant, wife of President U.S. Grant, ca. 1865-1880.

The Countess Jocelyn (Francis Elizabeth, photographer. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Mrs. Henry Wager Halleck

Daguerreotype - Susanna Savage, about 1850

A. L. Cary , Actresses, Cary, Annie Louise, 1842-1921, Carte de Visite Collection

Mattie Griffith Browne , Abolitionists, Browne, Martha Griffith, 1828-1906

Mrs. Caroline Fillmore, 1864, was the second wife of 13th US President Millard Fillmore. They were married in 1858, five years after his term of office expired (BSLOC_2020_2_125)

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria Made 1866 France. Albumen silver print . André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

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