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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Franz Winterhalter was a highly successful portrait painter who worked at both the French and British courts. This portrait shows the opera singer Adelina Patti, one of the foremost singers of the nineteenth century. Born in Spain, she moved with her family to New York as a young child. She developed a successful career singing in the US and in Europe. She was renowned for her looks, soprano voice and acting ability which allowed her to command $5000 a performance. | Subjects: | 1843-1919) Adelina portrait (Patti | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (German painter, 1805-1875) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8689... | Go to resource |
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