Mlle Guibert[?]; Mlle Laurent 1862

This 1862 carte-de-visite album page by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, a pioneer of photography, captures the essence of movement through a series of six images. The images depict a man and a woman, presumably performers, in different poses and expressions. This album page serves as a testament to Disdéri’s innovation in photographic portraiture and the burgeoning popularity of the carte-de-visite format in the mid-19th century. The detailed inscription beneath the images identifies the subjects as "Mlle Guibert, opera 1862," and "Mlle Laurent, Théâtre de l’Opera." These subjects are likely actresses performing in an opera, which further highlights the importance of photography in documenting the performing arts.