Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1870
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1870
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1870 photographic by Disderi & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia-toned photograph depicts Mademoiselle Debreux, possibly in the role of Mephistopheles from *Le Petit Faust* at the Lyceum Theatre. Produced by Disderi & Co., the image is an albumen print mounted on card, typical of mid-19th-century theatrical cartes de visite. The photograph is part of a larger collection of theatrical cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These guys turned photography into a backstage pass. Back in the 1860s, they invented the carte-de-visite—little calling-card photos that actors sold to fans after shows. The trick was speed: eight tiny portraits on one…
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