Adelina Patti as Desdemona
Maker
After
(artist)
1840-1916
(wood engraver)
1800-1899
(artist)
1840-1916
(wood engraver)
1800-1899
Title
Adelina Patti as Desdemona
Date of Production
1871
Medium
wood engraving
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7798
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto, lower right, artist: J.D.L
Inscription: Recto: lower left mount, stamped in blue: M
Recto: lower left mount, typed: Wood engraving / James D. LINTON / Adelina Patti as Desdemona / Publ. 'The Graphic' Vol. 4, p. 57, 15 July 1871
Stamp: Recto: lower centre mount: HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION / 1928.
Stamp: Recto: lower centre and lower centre mount: WITT / LIBRARY
Inscription: Recto: lower left mount, stamped in blue: M
Recto: lower left mount, typed: Wood engraving / James D. LINTON / Adelina Patti as Desdemona / Publ. 'The Graphic' Vol. 4, p. 57, 15 July 1871
Stamp: Recto: lower centre mount: HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION / 1928.
Stamp: Recto: lower centre and lower centre mount: WITT / LIBRARY
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