Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1893
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1893
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1893 photographic by B. J. Falk, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is titled Guy Little Theatrical Photograph. It was taken by B. J. Falk in 1893. The photograph shows Giulia Ravogli as Ortrud in Lohengrin. Photography was a new development back then, and actors often had studio photos taken for cartes de visite or cabinet cards. You can learn more about the movement, Realism, to understand the context of this photograph.
This 1893 photograph by B. J. Falk depicts Giulia Ravogli in the role of Ortrud from Wagner’s *Lohengrin*, produced as an albumen print on card typical of Victorian theatrical portraiture. The image belongs to a large collection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed the photographs from their original backings and mounted them in albums before bequeathing the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Falk’s photograph reflects the mid- to late-19th-century practice of actors and actresses distributing studio portraits in standardized formats…
Read the full account in the museum source.
B. J. Falk had a knack for capturing the electric buzz of New York’s theater scene. He spent his nights backstage, turning actors’ fleeting expressions—half-lit between gas lamps and greasepaint—into photographs that…
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
