Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1859
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1859
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1859 photographic by Reutlinger Studio, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is from the Reutlinger Studio. It's a picture of M. Dupuis. The photo was made around 1859, a time when photography was new and exciting. People, especially actors and actresses, would have their pictures taken to make 'cartes de visite' or 'cabinet cards'. These were small photos on card backing that people would collect. You can learn more about the movement that influenced this kind of work by looking up Realism.
This photograph by the Reutlinger Studio depicts the actor M. Dupuis and was produced during the Victorian era when photography was a new and medium. It is an albumen print from a glass negative, mounted on a stiff card backing with the photographer’s name printed below, typical of the "cartes de visite" format patented in 1854. The image is part of a larger collection of theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed them from their original backings and mounted them in albums before bequeathing the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum. These small portrait…
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This studio took photos of actors backstage in the 1800s. Their collection shows five theatrical portraits from the 1860s to 1900, all labeled Guy Little Theatrical Photograph. You’ll find the 1874 portrait, a clear…
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