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Guy Little Theatrical Photograph

Clarkington & Co.

1869

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

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Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1869 photographic by Clarkington & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Clarkington & Co.
When & what style?: 1869 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This 1869 photo shows Miss Marston in a quiet studio shot. It’s a small albumen print pasted on card—typical of “cartes de visite,” the trendy calling-card photos of the day. People then loved collecting these tiny portraits. Actresses like Miss Marston sold stacks of them to fans. The trend lasted until bigger “cabinet cards” took over in the late 1870s. Look up Clarkington & Co.

The story of this work

Overview

The photograph depicts Miss Marston and was produced by Clarkington & Co. in 1869 as an albumen print from a glass negative, mounted on a card backing with the photographer’s name. It belongs to a collection of cartes de visite, small portrait cards popular in the 1860s, later superseded by larger cabinet cards. The image is part of a larger album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose theatrical photographs were bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Clarkington & Co.

Clarkington & Co. made black-and-white photographs of actors and theater scenes in the late 1800s. They left behind two portraits of Guy Little, an English actor, taken in 1869 and during the 19th century. These…

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