Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
1891
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
1891
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1891 photographic by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows Juliette Nesville as Miss Decima in a 1891 play. It’s part of a larger batch of actor portraits made by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. You can find it today at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It’s one of many “cabinet cards” used to promote stars and sell photos. These thicker cards replaced earlier “cartes de visite” and became big business in the 1880s. Want to dig deeper? Look up the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.
The sepia photograph depicts Juliette Nesville in character as Miss Decima from the play *Miss Decima* at the Criterion Theatre. Produced by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company in 1891, it is an albumen print on card, typical of late 19th-century theatrical portraits. The image belongs to a large collection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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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