Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1880 photographic by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a black-and-white photo of a woman in a frilly costume. She wears a bonnet and holds a basket, posing like she just stepped off stage. The background is plain and dark, putting all focus on her. This picture was taken in the late 1800s for fans of a show called *Ruddigore*. Back then, photos like this cost little and were sold everywhere. People would collect them like trading cards. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of these old stage photos.
This sepia photograph depicts Geraldine Ulmar in the role of Rose Maybud from the operetta Ruddigore. Produced as an albumen print on card stock, it belongs to a large collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little and later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The image reflects the Victorian practice of creating cartes de visite and cabinet cards, which were widely collected during the period. The photograph was removed from its original backing and mounted in an album before being preserved as part of the museum’s holdings.
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