Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1850 photographic by Elite Photographers, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph of Fred Leslie is an albumen print from a glass negative, mounted on card as a carte de visite, a format patented in 1854 and widely produced in the 1860s. It belongs to a large collection of theatrical cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed the prints from their original backings and mounted them in albums before bequeathing them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The collection, which includes portraits and scenic views, reflects the Victorian practice of collecting photographic portraits alongside other popular images.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Guy Little spent his career behind the curtain, snapping photos of actors mid-performance.
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