Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1875
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1875
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1875 photographic by William Elliott Debenham, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photograph from 1875 showing two actresses, Ethel Branscombe and Maude Branscombe. It was taken by William Elliott Debenham. In the late 1800s, actors often posed for these photos in costume. They were printed on stiff cards called *cartes de visite*. People collected them like trading cards. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this photo.
This sepia-toned photograph features Ethel Branscombe and Maude Branscombe, produced as an albumen print from a glass negative and mounted on a card backing bearing the photographer's name. The image belongs to a collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who later donated it to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Such photographs, known as *cartes de visite* or *cabinet cards*, were popular in the Victorian era for documenting actors and actresses in both formal and theatrical attire. The collection reflects the era's fascination with photography as a…
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