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19th Century Theatrical Portraits

Vintage portraits of notable actors and artists in classic attire, showcasing formal poses and somber tones typical of the 19th century.

Portrait of Oscar Wild wearing fur coat
Portrait of Oscar Wild wearing fur coat
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Erich Witte (1911-2008), actor de teatro alemán, tenor y director de ópera.
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Portrait of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Anonymous
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Portrait of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (the younger) of Russia (1856-1929), Russian Photographer
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Alexander Girardi -, actor, Rudolf Krziwanek -, photographer
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Friedrich Plaschke as Eugen Onegin in the eponymous opera of Peter Tchaikowski. Royal Opera House Dresden
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Hans Rüdiger as Alfonso in "Devil's Share" by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber. Photography (World postcard) with autograph. Hoodtheater Dresden, 1907
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James Thomson. Date/Period: Ca. 1845. Print. Salt, from a calotype negative. Height: 186 mm (7.32 in); Width: 143 mm (5.62 in). Author: Dr. John Adamson.
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Portrait of the poet Alexander Blok (1880-1921) by  (1839-1900)/The State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow/1908/Silver Gelatin Photography/Russia/Portrait
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Portrait of Friedrich Haase
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Portrait of August Strindberg, breast image. Nordic
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Actor Benary, Josef Széky -, photographer
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Fréderick Lemérie (1800-1876), actor Fréderick Lemérie (1800-1876), actor. Photograph of Etienne Carjat (1828-1906). Photoglyphia.
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish Poet and Playwright, seated portrait with walking stick, Napoleon Sarony, 1882
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Portrait of Robillard, violinist. Portrait of Robillard, violinist. Business card (front). Photograph of e. Baron. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.
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Portrait of Anton Rubinstein. .
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Poland: The only known photograph of Frederick Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (1810-1849), Daguerrotype, Louis-Auguste Bisson, Paris, 1849
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Portrait of Hector Berlioz, (1803-1869), Composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French composer ". Photography of Maison Martinet. Draw on albuminum paper.
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Photograph of Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849) Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano. Dated 1849 *** Local Caption *** piano;19th Century;
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CHARLES GARNIER French architect who created  the Paris Opera : photo 1882.        Date: 1825 - 1898
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Adolf Müller (1862-1945; Actor) As Uncle brassy in the eponymous spectacle to Fritz Reuter (for the stage edited by Carl Wexel and Rhingulph Wegener as "uncle, or: meaning"). Photography (World postcard with autograph recto and verso, referred to Dresden 1928/1929, New Year). Dresden (probably Albert Theater), around 1928
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Johannes Brahms, German composer and musician, seen here as a young man, sitting at a grand piano.      Date: 1833 - 1897
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The only known photograph of the Composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Bisson, Louis-Auguste (1814-1876)
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Russian writer Maxim Gorky, (Born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov), photographed with Russian singer Chaliapin.
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Reproduction to a photo of Willem Witsen. .
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Felix Schweighofer -, actor, singer, Johann Nepomuk Tschopp -, photographer
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Portrait of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) by Anonymous  /Private Collection/1900s/Photograph/Portrait
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Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-61), Italian Statesman and Leading Figure in the Movement toward Italian Unification, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck,
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Austria, Vienna, Photographic portrait of Gustav Mahler
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Max Reger composer
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Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Pianist & Composer 1869 Edgar Hanfstaengl Photograph
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Portrait of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Hanfstaengl, Franz (1804-1877)
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William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet, dramatist and prose writer, illustration from the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Lewis Carroll.
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PortraT van de Tenor Richard Tauber, as Schubert in the Opera the Dreimäderlhaus, c. 1930 - c. 1940 photograph Signed. Berlin Baryta Paper. ink gelatin silver print / pen portrait of opera-singer. historical persons Berlin
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Paul Gauguin, French Post-Impressionist painter, 1888. Artist: Unknown
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Sherwood Anderson Made 1923 United States. For more on the Alfred Stieglitz collection at the Art Institute, along with in-depth object information, please visit the website The Alfred Stieglitz Collection.. Palladium print . Alfred Stieglitz
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Gustave Mahler, Portrait of Gustav Mahler, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, Artiste musicien, height 134 mm, width 97 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1897 - 1902, paper, collotype, photoprint
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Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet director and filmmaker, portrait at the beginning of 1920s His most famous films are 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October'. Historical, contemporary history
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Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935).  Creator: Unknown.
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Portrait of Robert Poselt (1873 or 1878-1935), violinist (view from the knees upwards, with violin). unknown, photographer
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