Madame Pauline Viardot-Garcia as Leonora in Donizetti's Favorita, 1840.

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Madame Pauline Viardot-Garcia as Leonora in Gaetano Donizetti's Favorita, 1840,as a Spanish lady of rank, circa 1340. Viardot was a French mezzo-soprano and composer. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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