Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1866
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1866
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1866 photographic by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a woman dressed as a character from a play. She's wearing a costume and posing for the camera. The photo is a picture of Marie Wilton as Mary Netley in a play called Ours. The woman in the photo is an actress in a theatrical role. The photo was taken to be used as a 'carte de visite', a type of small photo card. To learn more about this kind of photography, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
The sepia photograph depicts Marie Wilton in the role of Mary Netley from the production *Ours* at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Produced as an albumen print on card, it belongs to a collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The image reflects the Victorian practice of collecting actor portraits in formats like *cartes de visite* and *cabinet cards*, which were widely circulated during the 1860s.
Read the full account in the museum source.
