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 W. H. Mason, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a 19th-century photograph made to show off an actor named W.H. Chippendale. W.H. Mason took the shot, and it sits today in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Back then, photography was brand-new. Actors paid for these small “cartes de visite”—like visiting cards—to sell themselves to fans. People collected thousands of them in the 1860s. Look up Mason, W. H.
A sepia photograph of W.H. Chippendale is presented in an oval format on paper. This image is part of a larger collection of 19th-century photographs assembled by Guy Little, which was donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
Read the full account in the museum source.
You’ll find W. H. Mason tucked in the back of old theater programs, the guy who snapped photos of actors mid-scene when the lights hit just right. He wasn’t an actor—he was the quiet guy with the big camera, catching…
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