Today, I'm talking about a fascinating piece of Victorian era history - cartes de visite. Often touted as the precursor to social media, join me as we learn about the ins and outs of this interesting craze, known at the time as "cartomania".
Sources:
‘Blazing Stars’: Early Modern Celebrity Culture, 1580-1626 Sophie Shorland
McDonnell, Andrea, and Susan J. Douglas. Celebrity: A history of fame. NYU Press, 2019.
Teukolsky, Rachel. "Cartomania: sensation, celebrity, and the democratized portrait." Victorian Studies 57.3 (2015): 462-475.
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