Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1886
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1886
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1886 photographic by Elliot & Fry, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows Violet Cameron playing Lurline on stage in 1886. Elliot & Fry took the picture at the Avenue Theatre for publicity. Cabinet cards like this replaced tiny visiting-card photos as the big trend. The photo is an albumen print on stiff card—common back then for actors. It shows how theatre stars used images to stay in the public eye. Look up Elliot & Fry next.
A sepia photograph from 1886 depicts Violet Cameron in her title role as Lurline at the Avenue Theatre, produced as an albumen print on card. This type of portrait was part of a widespread Victorian practice where actors and actresses had studio photographs made for collectible cartes de visite and later cabinet cards. The image is one of many theatrical photographs assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, who later donated his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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