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 Heath & Beau, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sepia-toned photograph depicts Miss Raynham, presented in an oval format mounted on card. The print is an albumen photograph, a common method of the era using glass negatives, and includes a signed piece of card from the actress. It is part of a larger collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of producing cartes de visite for public and collector distribution.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Heath & Beau spent their nights backstage at London’s old Gaiety Theatre, snapping candid shots of actors mid-change—powder flying, stockings half on, a wig tossed aside.
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