Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1882
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1882
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1882 photographic by W. & D. Downey, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is titled Guy Little Theatrical Photograph. It was created by W. & D. Downey in 1882. The photograph depicts Maude Branscombe as Gomez the Queen's Page in a theatrical production. It's an example of how photography was used to capture images of actors and actresses in costume. To learn more about the techniques used in this photograph, consider looking up the technique of sfumato.
The image is a sepia-toned photograph depicting Maude Branscombe in the role of Gomez the Queen's Page for the production *Les Manteaux Noirs* at the Avenue Theatre. Produced in the 1880s, it is an albumen print mounted on card, typical of the "cabinet card" format popular during that period. The photograph comes from a large collection of theatrical cartes de visite and cabinet cards assembled by Guy Tristram Little, later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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These sisters turned a London studio into a backstage pass for Victorian theater.
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