Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1887
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1887
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1887 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 big hat and a fancy dress. You can learn more about the photographic technique used to take this picture, like impasto, but in this case, it's more related to the technique of albumen prints, at the museum where it's kept, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia photograph from 1887 depicts Julia Gwynne in her role as Lucy in *The Rivals* at the Opera Comique. The image is an albumen print on card backing, typical of Victorian theatrical portraits known as *cartes de visite*, which were widely collected during the 1860s. The photograph is part of a larger collection of such images assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who donated them to the Victoria and Albert Museum in the early 20th century.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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