Music/Dance
[PATTI
(Adelina, 1843-1919, Italian Soprano)]
Unsigned Cabinet Photograph by Sarony of New York,
showing her head and shoulders, seated in a chair and looking over her shoulder, 6½ x 4¼, no place, no date, circa
Item Date: 1880
Background
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896, American lithographer and photographer). He was a highly popular and great portrait photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theatre.Patti was an Italian-French 19th-century opera singer. She earned huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America.
Stock No. 38538