Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1865
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1865
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1865 photographic by Adolphe Beau, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia-toned oval photograph depicts Paul Fechter in character for *The Mountebank* at the Lyceum Theatre. The image is mounted on a card bearing the actor’s name below the photograph. This item belongs to a collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Little and later donated to the V&A. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of collecting actor portraits as cartes de visite or cabinet cards.
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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