Viardot, Pauline. (1821–1910) Carte de Visite PhotographCarte de visite photograph of the important soprano, shown in a Grecian costume for Gluck's Alceste, holding a lyre. Photographed by Disdri of Paris. Some notes and slight mounting remnants to verso; overall fine. 2 x 3. 75 inches (5. 5 x 9. 7 cm). Pauline Viardot, one of the most important singers of the 19th century, was the dedicatee of Brahms Alto Rhapdody and Saint Saens wrote that it was her voice he had in mind when composing the role of