Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1850 photographic by Walker, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The photograph is titled Guy Little Theatrical Photograph by Walker. It was taken in the mid to late 19th Century. The photo is of Louisa Moore, an actress who had her picture taken for a carte de visite, a type of small photo card that was popular back then. People collected these cards like trading cards. You can learn more about this type of photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph of Louisa Moore by Walker dates to around 1850 and is an albumen print from a glass negative, produced as a carte de visite. The image was later removed from its card backing and mounted in an album assembled by collector Guy Tristram Little, whose bequeathed collection of theatrical photographs now resides at the V&A. Cartes de visite, small portrait cards introduced in 1854, were widely collected during the 1860s before being replaced by larger cabinet cards in the late 1870s. The photograph reflects the Victorian practice of documenting actors and actresses in both formal…
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