Thirty portraits of Nellie Melba, Sigrid Arnoldson and Marthe Brandès in various theater roles, page, photomechanical print, number: '8443, 8447', inscription: 'Madame Melba Dans Roméo et Juliette, Madame Sigrid Arnoldson Dan Mignon, Dans le Barbier de Séville, Dans Lakmé, Mademoiselle Brandès, ', photographer: Félix Nadar, cliché maker: Pierre Patin, Paris, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 166 mm x width 125 mm, Person, Marthe Brandès, Sigrid Arnoldson, Nellie Melba, stage costume, portrait of opera-singer, A sepia-toned photographic contact sheet with rows of portrait and full-length studio photographs of women arranged in a grid, each image separated by horizontal strips; the women wear a variety of late nineteenth-century dresses, some with lace, ruffles, fur stoles, or decorative headpieces, and appear in different poses including facing forward, in profile, seated, and standing; several images show women holding props or standing beside orna...
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Thirty portraits of Nellie Melba, Sigrid Arnoldson and Marthe Brandès in various theater roles, page, photomechanical print, number: '8443, 8447', inscription: 'Madame Melba Dans Roméo et Juliette, Madame Sigrid Arnoldson Dan Mignon, Dans le Barbier de Séville, Dans Lakmé, Mademoiselle Brandès, ', photographer: Félix Nadar, cliché maker: Pierre Patin, Paris, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 166 mm x width 125 mm, Person, Marthe Brandès, Sigrid Arnoldson, Nellie Melba, stage costume, portrait of opera-singer, A sepia-toned photographic contact sheet with rows of portrait and full-length studio photographs of women arranged in a grid, each image separated by horizontal strips; the women wear a variety of late nineteenth-century dresses, some with lace, ruffles, fur stoles, or decorative headpieces, and appear in different poses including facing forward, in profile, seated, and standing; several images show women holding props or standing beside ornate furniture and studio backdrops suggesting interior settings, while others show scenic studio backdrops; the overall sheet has a wide margin and a centered title area at the top and a block of printed lines at the bottom.

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Thirty portraits Nellie Melba Sigrid Arnoldson Marthe Brandès various theater roles page photomechanical print number 8443 8447 inscription Madame Melba Dans Roméo et Juliette Madame Sigrid Arnoldson Dan Mignon Dans le Barbier de Séville Dans Lakmé Mademoiselle Brandès photographer Félix Nadar cliché maker Pierre Patin Paris c 1881 - 1891 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 166 mm x width 125 mm Person stage costume portrait opera-singer sepia-toned photographic contact sheet rows full-length studio photographs women arranged grid image separated horizontal strips women wear variety late nineteenth-century dresses lace ruffles fur stoles decorative headpieces different poses facing forward profile seated standing several images women holding props standing beside ornate furniture studio backdrops suggesting interior settings scenic studio backdrops sheet wide margin centered title area top block printed lines bottom

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