Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
1884
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
1884
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1884 photographic by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is from 1884. It's a picture of Fanny Leslie as Simon in The Beggar Student. Photography was new and exciting back then, and actors often had photos taken in costume or everyday dress for special cards called 'cartes de visite' and 'cabinet cards'. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to learn more about this kind of photography.
This sepia photograph depicts Fanny Leslie in the role of Simon from the production *The Beggar Student* at the Alhambra theatre. Produced in 1884 by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, the image is an albumen print on card, typical of the period’s theatrical portraiture known as a *carte de visite*. It was later part of a large collection of such photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little and bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of collecting actor portraits as memorabilia.
Read the full account in the museum source.
They snapped portraits for London’s theater crowd in the 1800s, turning actors and dancers into instant celebrities.
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