Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1884
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1884
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1884 photographic by Samuel Alex Walker, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia photograph depicts Phyllis Broughton in the role of Maimoune from the production *Camaralzaman* at the Empire Theatre. The image is part of a larger collection of 19th-century theatrical photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, later donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph was originally produced as a carte de visite or cabinet card, common formats for actor portraits during the Victorian era. These albumen prints, made from glass negatives, were mounted on stiff card backing printed with the photographer’s details.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Samuel Walker spent his days tucked in the back rows of London theaters, not on stage but with a camera.
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