1859
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1859 photographic by Willem van de Velde the elder, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Vandeville took this photograph in 1859. It shows Mlle Fargueul, an actress of the time. The photo is part of a trend where performers posed for small portraits sold to fans. The image fits in a world where photography was new and exciting. Actresses like Mlle Fargueul often posed for these portraits, printed on stiff cards meant for collecting. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more.
The photograph depicts Mlle Fargueul, produced by Vandeville in 1859 as part of the Victorian trend of theatrical portraiture. It is an albumen print from a glass negative, mounted on card with the photographer’s imprint, typical of the "cartes de visite" format patented in 1854 and widely circulated in the 1860s. This image was later removed from its backing and included in a collection assembled by Guy Tristram Little, whose donated materials formed part of the Theatre Collections at the V&A. The photograph reflects the era’s practice of collecting actor portraits alongside scenic views and…
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Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11 – 13 December 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter, who produced many precise drawings of ships and ink paintings of fleets, but later learned to use oil paints like his son.
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