Princess Obolenskaya

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Princess Obolenskaya

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Karl Andreevich Fisher

Russian Photographer · 1855–1925

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In the early 1900s, the Russian photographer K. A. Fisher was an official photographer for the Imperial Theaters of Russia. These theaters played an important role in Russian cultural life, especially since their establishment in the 1700s initiated a very rich tradition of Russian classical ballet.

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Date
about 1913
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
Russian
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
09d1a6a0-4138-4aa5-bc68-5ec2010c3601

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Around 1913 Princess Obolenskaya participated in a ballet featuring members of the Saint Petersburg aristocracy. Historians are uncertain whether the princess was a trained dancer, but the faint silhouette of a supporting stand painted out in the negative suggests otherwise.

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