1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1850 photographic by Anthony van Dyck, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph shows Alfred Maltby, an actor from the 19th century. It was made by Vandyck, who worked in the 1600s but the photo itself dates to the 1800s. It’s a formal portrait meant for fans and collectors. These small photos, called cartes de visite, were like trading cards for fans. People collected them just like we collect cards today. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph by Vandyck from around 1850 features Alfred Maltby and belongs to a collection of theatrical portraits produced as albumen prints on card mounts. The image was originally created as a carte de visite, a small visiting-card-sized format introduced in 1854 and widely circulated during the 1860s, before later formats like cabinet cards gained popularity. The photograph was part of a larger album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose theatrical collection was later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dijck ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
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