Caption
25 portraits of Léonie Yahne, Juliette Simon-Girard and others, Collection Nilsson - Nouvelle Série, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Format Reutinger, Yahne dans le <, <, Petit Chagrin >, >, Bignon, Simon-Girard, Bignon Simon Girard, Flahaut, Simon Girard Charles et, Santori dans Javotte de Nestle, Prize de Troie, Format Paris - Portrait', number: 'No 288', c. 1895 - in or before 1900, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 238 mm x width 149 mm, Person, Léonie Yahne, Juliette-Joséphine Simon-Girard, historical persons, historical persons - BB - woman, portrait of actor, actress, portrait of opera-singer, A sepia-toned page showing a grid of portrait photographs of women and a few men in vintage clothing, each image framed with space around it and arranged in rows and columns. The top row features four full-length portraits of women in long flowing dresses and hats standing against draped fabric. Below that are smaller portraits of seated and standing women in ornate gowns and hats, some posed on chairs. The central area contains additional full-length and three-quarter-length portraits of women in a variety of elegant dresses, some holding props like umbrellas or bouquets, and one image showing a woman standing beside a small table. The left column includes a tall full-length portrait of a woman in a draped costume and another image of a woman kneeling with arms raised. The lower rows show more full-length portraits including girls in playful costumes and women in hats and long dresses, as well as two images of men in period attire, one standing and one seated on a chair. The overall background is a plain studio setting with curtains, chairs, and occasional props, and the page has an even margin with visible wear and slight discoloration.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B05_465
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54.0Mb (11.9Mb) / 11.8in x 17.8in / 3542 x 5329 (300dpi)