Artwork
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a photographic photography by Tountin. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This 19th-century photograph by Tountin depicts Blanche Pierson, an actor, in a staged portrait.
Technique & Style
The photograph is a carte de visite, a small albumen print made from a glass negative and mounted on stiff card, a popular format during the 1860s.
History & Provenance
The photograph was collected by Guy Tristram Little, a solicitor and collector, who bequeathed it to the V&A as part of a large collection of cartes de visite and cabinet cards.
Context
Cartes de visite were a fashionable novelty in Victorian times, used for portraits, scenic views, and other subjects, before being superseded by larger cabinet cards and later postcards.
Artist & collection
Artist
Tountin captured the late 1800s stage with crisp black-and-white photographs like *Guy Little Theatrical Photograph*.
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photographs
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph