This Cabinet Card presents a bit of a mystery. The photograph is by famed French photographer, P. Nadar of Paris. The subject of the photograph is a mystery. The reverse of the card has the name “Ilbert” written in two places. In addition the word “Chanteuse” also appears. Is she an opera singer? Is she a nightclub singer? The woman is very stylish and is wearing a fur and interesting hair clip. Hopefully, a viewer will leave a comment with some identifying information.
MYSTERY CHANTEUSE PHOTOGRAPHED BY NADAR
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Perhaps Yvette GUILBERT,who sang in MOULIN ROUGE and TOULOUSE LAUTREC painted several portraits of her.
It’s Mlle Ilbert, playing in Riquet à la Houppe (1889)
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