Artwork
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a photographic photography by the Impressionist artist Herbert Rose Barraud. It dates from 1885 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Photograph of Fanny Leslie.
About this work
Overview
This photograph by Herbert Rose Barraud depicts Fanny Leslie, an actress whose image was captured during the Victorian era when studio portraiture was a new and popular medium. Produced as an albumen print on card backing, the image belongs to a genre of mass-produced portraits known as cartes de visite, which were widely collected in the 1860s before being replaced by larger cabinet cards in the late 1870s. The photograph is part of a larger collection assembled by Guy Tristram Little, whose donated materials formed a significant portion of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s theatrical holdings.
Artist & collection
Artist
Herbert Rose Barraud took black-and-white photos of theater actors in the late 1800s.
