Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This is a tiny 19th-century photo of actor John Billington. It’s one of those popular “cartes de visite” — basically the Instagram of the 1860s, stuck on stiff card with the photographer’s name below. Back then, people loved collecting these actor portraits the same way we scroll through photos today. Once the fad faded, bigger “cabinet cards” took over. Check out Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of these Victorian star snapshots.
