Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1888
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1888
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1888 photographic by Ellis & Walery, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1888 photograph by Ellis & Walery depicts Mrs. Langtry and belongs to a collection of Victorian theatrical portraits assembled by Guy Little. The image is an albumen print on card, typical of the "cabinet card" format popular in the late 19th century. The collection, originally mounted in albums, was donated to the V&A after Little’s death in 1953. It formed part of a larger donation of theatrical materials linked to Gabrielle Enthoven’s bequest.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ellis & Walery were the go-to photographers for London’s theatre crowd in the late 1800s, printing poses of actors mid-scowl or mid-song on cabinet cards you could buy at the stage door.
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