Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1850 photographic by R. Alvino, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph by R. Alvino from 1850 depicts the Italian actor Tommaso Salvini and is an albumen print on card, characteristic of the carte de visite format introduced in 1854. Produced during the 1860s craze for collecting such portraits, the image was later removed from its original backing and mounted in an album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose theatrical photograph collection was donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
Read the full account in the museum source.
R. Alvino spent their days lurking in the shadows of London theaters, camera in hand, waiting for actors to forget the pose and slip into something real. That’s how they caught Guy Little mid-laugh, one foot on a chair,…
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