Caption

Twenty portraits of Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter and Madame Ilbert, photograph, page, number: '6895, 6386.', inscription: 'Madame Ilbert Riquet a la Houppe, Miss Brown Potter Poses de fantasy, ', photographer: Félix Nadar, Paris, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, paper, albumen print, height 171 mm x width 131 mm, Person, Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter, portrait of actor, actress, stage costume, A vertically oriented sepia-toned photographic collage shows rows of portrait-style head-and-shoulder and half-length images of women arranged in a grid with narrow bands separating rows. The top of the page has a centered heading in capital letters. Each rectangular portrait varies in pose and gaze, with some women facing forward, some in profile, and others angled slightly; hairstyles range from short curls to long flowing hair, some adorned with hats, ribbons, or veils, and a few wear fur stoles, lace, or period-style dresses with puffed sleeves and decorative trims. The backgrounds behind the portraits are plain and softly lit, creating subtle tonal contrasts. Narrow horizontal bands between rows contain small markers. Below the photographic grid there is a block of printed text arranged in centered lines with different type sizes, and the lower margin shows additional small printed lines and a decorative space around the text. The overall image has an aged paper texture with slight discoloration toward the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_166

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Rights managed

Available size

46.3Mb (9.6Mb) / 10.7in x 16.7in / 3224 x 5019 (300dpi)

Keywords

Twenty portraits Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter Madame Ilbert photograph page number 6895 6386 inscription Madame Ilbert Riquet la Houppe Miss Brown Potter Poses de fantasy photographer Félix Nadar Paris c 1881 - 1891 paper albumen print height 171 mm x width 131 mm Person portrait actor actress stage costume vertically oriented sepia-toned photographic collage rows portrait-style head- -shoulder half-length images women arranged grid narrow bands separating top centered heading capital letters rectangular portrait varies pose gaze women facing forward profile angled slightly hairstyles range short curls long flowing hair adorned hats ribbons veils wear fur stoles lace period-style dresses puffed sleeves decorative trims backgrounds portraits plain softly lit creating subtle tonal contrasts Narrow horizontal bands contain small markers photographic grid block printed text arranged centered lines different type sizes lower margin additional small printed lines decorative space text image aged paper texture slight discoloration edges