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Lydia Thompson

Photograph
ca.1860 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Silvy (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of the actress Lydia Thompson (1838-1908) as Abdallah in The Forty Thieves at the Lyceum Theatre, taken by Camille Silvy, London, ca.1860s.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleLydia Thompson (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of the actress Lydia Thompson (1838-1908) as Abdallah in The Forty Thieves at the Lyceum Theatre, taken by Camille Silvy, London, ca.1860s
Physical description
Photographic portrait of the actress Lydia Thompson (1838-1908) as Abdallah in The Forty Thieves at the Lyceum Theatre, taken by Camille Silvy, London, ca.1860s. It features a full length portrait of Thompson who is wearing a short dress with a full skirt under a short dark bolero and a round cap with a tall point at the centre of the crown. She is positioned in front of a backdrop which depicts a rocky mountain range and is standing with her right leg slightly raised, her foot, resting on a rock. Her gaze is directed towards the viewer and her left hand is resting on her hip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.4cm
  • Width: 6.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lydia Thompson/Abdallah The 40 Thieves/Lyceum 1860' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on reverse.)
  • 'C.Silvy' (Part of the photographers stamp in red and black ink on reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Thompson, Lydia
Summary
Photographic portrait of the actress Lydia Thompson (1838-1908) as Abdallah in The Forty Thieves at the Lyceum Theatre, taken by Camille Silvy, London, ca.1860s.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.169-2016

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Record createdApril 13, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1348271/lydia-thompson-photograph-silvy/
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