Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1866
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1866
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This photo shows a French acrobat named Jules Léotard. It was taken between 1862 and 1870 by Pierre Petit, a Paris photographer. Back then, actors paid for fancy card photos to hand out or sell. These small albumen prints were called “cartes de visite.” They fit in albums like baseball cards today. Check out what’s next door at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
