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 Reichard and Lindner, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows Minnie Hauk, a well-known actress of the late 1800s. Reichard and Lindner took the shot in their studio. It’s a black-and-white picture printed on stiff card. The photo was made to sell as a “cabinet card,” a bigger style that replaced smaller visiting-card photos. Collectors bought stacks of these for their albums. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
This photograph depicts Minnie Hauk, an actress whose image was captured by Reichard and Lindner around 1850. Produced as an albumen print from a glass negative, the portrait was likely intended for a carte de visite, a small photographic card popular in the 1860s for collecting and trading. The image was later removed from its original backing and mounted in an album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose theatrical photograph collection was later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These photographers made late-19th-century theater portraits. Their Guy Little Theatrical Photograph series from the 1880s freeze actors mid-performance, each print signed and stamped on the back. The images show…
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