Gaston & Mathieu is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

These brothers ran a London portrait studio where actors slid into glamorous roles, fake mustaches, pirate hats, a French countess who never left the gallery’s back wall. Their trick was simple: a plain backdrop, one prop, and a customer who looked twice as dramatic on film. You’ll spot their trick in the Guy Little collection: a Victorian beauty posed as a tragic heroine, all feathers and sad eyes. Try matching the props to the original playbill; half the fun is guessing who’s playing who.