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 Ulrie Grob, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This albumen print depicts Hortense Schneider in a theatrical photograph by Ulrie Grob from around 1850. It was produced as a carte de visite, a small albumen photograph mounted on card, a format patented in 1854 and widely collected during the 1860s. The image is part of a larger collection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, which he later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of theatrical portraiture as a popular form of celebrity memorabilia.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ulrie Grob worked in the 19th century, making black-and-white photographs of actors in costume.
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