Item #040324 CARTE DE VISITE OF ENGLISH ACTRESS ADELAIDE NEILSON IN CHARACTER, PHOTOGRAPHED BY GURNEY & SON. Lilian Adelaide Neilson.
CARTE DE VISITE OF ENGLISH ACTRESS ADELAIDE NEILSON IN CHARACTER, PHOTOGRAPHED BY GURNEY & SON

CARTE DE VISITE OF ENGLISH ACTRESS ADELAIDE NEILSON IN CHARACTER, PHOTOGRAPHED BY GURNEY & SON

New York: Gurney & Son, circa 1870. Original document. Three-quarters-length sepiatone portrait of Neilson in a brocade dress, ruffled collar and veil, and pearls, looking slightly to her right. Printed below the image is "Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave, N.Y." On the verso is the Gurney crest and name, Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St., N.Y. "Neilson" is written in pencil on the verso [not an authentic signature]. Very Good. Item #040324

Neilson (1850-1880)was born in Spain to English parents, and returned to England with her parents at a young age. She debuted on stage as Julia in "The Hunchback" in 1865, and starred as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" that same year. Neilson made her American debut in 1872, again as Juliet, at Booth's Theatre, and went on to other New York performances in the 1870s. She died at age 30, according to an obit in "The Illustrated London News."

Price: $35.00

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