Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1880 photographic by Boning & Small, a Impressionism work, depicting Bustier, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This albumen print by Boning & Small from 1880 depicts Alma Stanley in a theatrical photograph, typical of Victorian-era portraiture. The image was produced as a carte de visite, an albumen print on card backing measuring the size of a formal visiting card, a format patented in 1854 and widely collected during the 1860s. The photograph is part of a larger collection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who later donated them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The collection includes theatrical portraits and was bequeathed to the museum in the early 20th…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Boning & Small spent their days lurking backstage, clipboard in hand, snapping photos of actors mid-breath.
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