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 E Gregson, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows an actor named 'Lulu' (El Nino Farini) dressed as a man. It was taken in the late 1800s by E. Gregson. The image is part of a theatrical collection. This was a common way for performers to promote themselves back then. Photographers used glass negatives and albumen prints for these pictures. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia-toned photograph depicts 'Lulu' (El Nino Farini) in male attire, accompanied by a signed facsimile on a separate sheet. The image belongs to a collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Little, later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
Read the full account in the museum source.
E. Gregson snapped photos of actors mid-performance, letting their gestures blur into the dark. One shot shows a man in "Guy Little Theatrical Photograph" caught mid-laugh, his mouth open wide but frozen—like the…
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