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 photograph shows Clara Rousby, a stage actor. It was made by Oliver Sarony around the late 1800s using the popular albumen process. These small portraits, called “cartes de visite,” spread fast. Fans bought stacks of them like trading cards. By the 1870s they grew into bigger “cabinet cards” that lasted longer. Check out more Oliver Sarony portraits at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
