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 French Photographic Co., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows actress Phyllis Broughton in a studio portrait. It’s a cabinet card from the 1800s, printed on stiff card with the photographer’s name on the back. These cards were huge in Victorian times. People collected them like trading cards—first small “cartes de visite,” then bigger, tougher cabinet cards. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this and other historic photos.
This photograph depicts Phyllis Broughton, produced by the French Photographic Co. as an albumen print on card backing, typical of Victorian-era "cartes de visite." The image belongs to a large collection of theatrical portraits assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed the cards from their original albums and remounted them before bequeathing them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. These small-format prints, popular in the 1860s, were often traded and collected alongside scenic views and works of art. The collection, including this photograph, was donated to the museum in the early 20th…
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The French Photographic Co. was the Instagram of 1880s Paris, cranking out crisp 8x10 portraits of actors mid-scene, frozen in costume and gaslight. They shot every star of the Boulevard du Crime, from Duse to Coquelin,…
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