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(CASED IMAGE) richards, frederick debourg

Half-plate daguerreotype of Lola Montez; resealed; in an "American Country Life--Summer's Evening" Union case. Circa 1851

  • Notes: formerly in the collection of paul katz. The Daguerreotype, a Sesquicentennial Celebration, pl. 64.

    Lola Montez, born Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, was one of the best-known stage personalities of her time. Revered for her beauty and stage presence she became a favorite subject of photographers in Europe and America during the 1850s.

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