Guy Little Theatrical Photographs
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photographs is a 1850 photographic by John Edwards, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a 19th-century photograph from the "Guy Little Theatrical Photographs" collection. John Edwards took it. It’s a portrait meant for fans to collect. Most actors had these made. They used stiff card backs with the photographer’s name printed on them. Two common types were small "cartes de visite" and larger "cabinet cards." They were made with albumen prints from glass negatives. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The photograph is an albumen print from a glass negative, mounted on card, typical of Victorian theatrical portraiture in the form of a carte de visite or cabinet card. Part of a larger collection assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, it reflects the mid-to-late 19th-century practice of collecting actor portraits alongside scenic views and art reproductions. These small visiting-card-sized prints, popular in the 1860s, gave way to larger cabinet cards by the late 1870s before declining in favor of postcards and studio portraits. The collection…
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John Edwards had a fascination with the theater scene. He took photos of performers, like those found in the Guy Little Theatrical Photographs. One photo from 1882 shows a detailed portrait of an actress. Edwards' work…
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