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 is a 19th-century photograph by Tountin. It shows Blanche Pierson, an actor, in a staged portrait. These pictures were called cartes de visite. They were small, like calling cards, and hugely popular in the 1860s. Photographers used glass negatives and printed them on stiff card. They were later replaced by cabinet cards, then postcards. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
