Ernest Walter Histed (Brighton, England, 1860 - 1947, Jupiter, Florida)
Nellie Melba, 1899
Platinum print , 55.9 x 48.3 cm (22 x 19 in.)
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Operatic soprano Dame Nellie Melba was a Gilded Age celebrity and admirer of both Gardner and her museum. She performed at Fenway Court in 1905, where she sang into the courtyard from the top of the stairs to the Dutch Room.