Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This 19th-century photo shows Arabella Goddard, a Victorian actress. It’s a studio portrait made for fans, printed on stiff card. Such photos were called “cartes de visite” or later “cabinet cards.” They were small visiting-card size and hugely popular in the 1860s. The picture sits in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s archive. People used to collect these cards like postcards today. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of these Victorian star portraits.
