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Guy Little Theatrical Photograph

Lombardi & Co.

1892

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1892 photographic by Lombardi & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Lombardi & Co.
When & what style?: 1892 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The photograph depicts Clara Jecks dressed in a Chinese costume, produced as an albumen print from a glass negative and mounted on a stiff card backing bearing the photographer's name. This type of portrait, known as a carte de visite, was a popular format in the 1860s before being replaced by the larger cabinet card in the late 1870s. The image is part of a collection of theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, which was later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Read the full account in the museum source.