1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1850 photographic by Camus, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph by Camus from around 1850 features Mlle Richemberg and represents the early use of photography in theatrical portraiture during the Victorian era. Produced as an albumen print from a glass negative, it was likely created as a carte de visite, a small portrait mounted on card that became widely collected in the 1860s. The image is part of a larger collection of theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed the cards from their original backings and mounted them in albums before donating them to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist.
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