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 Lombardi & Fry, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows actress Harriet Vernon in the late 1800s. It’s an albumen print on card, typical of “cabinet cards” used to promote performers. These photos were bigger than visiting cards and stayed popular through the 1880s. Victorian fans collected photos of stars like Vernon just like we collect autographs today. The image was printed on stiff backing with the studio’s name. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more theater photography.
This albumen print depicts Harriet Vernon, an actor or actress, captured in a studio photograph typical of mid-19th-century theatrical portraiture. Produced by Lombardi & Fry as a carte de visite, the image was printed on thin card stock and intended for collecting or promotional use. The photograph forms part of a larger album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose theatrical holdings were later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Such cartes de visite, popular in the 1860s, were later replaced by cabinet cards before evolving into postcard and studio formats.
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