1896
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1896 photographic by Hawkins, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is from 1896. It's a picture of Clara Jecks. The photo was made using a process that was new and exciting back then. Photography was a big deal in Victorian times. People liked getting studio photos taken. These photos were often made into small cards called 'cartes de visite' or 'cabinet cards'. You can learn more about this kind of photography by looking into the movement of Realism.
A sepia photograph from 1896 depicts Clara Jecks, an actress whose image was captured during a period when photographic portraits of performers were widely produced as collectible albumen prints. The photograph is mounted on a card backing bearing the photographer's name, reflecting the common format of "cartes de visite" or "cabinet cards" popular in the late 19th century. It originates from a large collection of such photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who later donated them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The image is accompanied by a slip of paper, likely providing additional…
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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807 – 27 January 1894) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London.
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