Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This photo shows Carlotta Patti in costume, taken by C. D. Fredericks. It dates from the late 1800s when portraits of performers sold fast. Theatre fans bought stacks of these small photos—called cartes de visite—to keep in albums. Those 1860s cards were the size of calling cards and printed on stiff cardboard. They became so popular that studios churned them out by the millions. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more of these Victorian photo cards.
