Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1859
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1859
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1859 photographic by V. Plumner, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1859 albumen print by V. Plumner depicts actress Rosa Didier in a carte de visite format, a small photograph mounted on card stock that became widely popular in the 1860s. The image was produced from a glass negative using the albumen process, a common technique of the era for portrait photography. The photograph is part of a larger collection of theatrical cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, which was later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Vera Plummer spent her days dodging the camera—except when she didn’t. She preferred the stage to the studio, posing actors in flickering gaslight while they held their breath between lines. The Guy Little photos she…
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