Artist
Caldesi & Co.
Caldesi & Co. is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
These two ran a London photo studio packed with props, costumes, and top hats where actors stepped out of character long enough to pose. Their 1880s portraits capture Victorian performers mid-smile and mid-sigh, flecks of silver nitrate still clinging to the print like stage dust. You’ll recognize their work in the Guy Little collection—look for the striped blazer and pocket watch that tell a whole backstory without a word.
Works by Caldesi & Co.
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.