Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1861
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1861
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1861 photographic by Adolphe Beau, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The sepia photograph depicts Charles Fechter in the role of Hamlet during a production of *Hamlet* at the Princess' Theatre. Produced as an albumen print on card backing, the image belongs to a larger collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of collecting actor portraits in the form of cartes de visite or cabinet cards, which were widely circulated during the 1860s.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Adolphe Beau spent his days behind a camera, capturing performers mid-gesture before they stepped offstage.
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