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Miss Helen Faucit, by W. F. [sic] Burton (Front)

Caldesi & Montecchi

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Photograph of a portrait of the actress, Helen Faucit, in a dramatic costume by or after Frederic William Burton. The painting depicts the sitter in full-length, dressed in a drapey tunic. Her right hand rests on a three-legged stand, while her left hand holds a laurel wreath. Burton's initials can be seen on the lower right area of the image.

Details

  • Title: Miss Helen Faucit, by W. F. [sic] Burton (Front)
  • Creator: Caldesi & Montecchi
  • Date Created: 1858
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 35 × 22 cm (13 3/4 × 8 11/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.582.2.80
  • Culture: British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Caldesi & Montecchi (British, active 1850s)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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