Portret van een onbekend meisje met een hond c. 1880 - 1900

"Portret van een onbekend meisje met een hond" (Portrait of an unknown girl with a dog), a carte de visite photograph by Hermanus Jodocus Weesing, captures a young girl with a large dog. The photograph was likely taken between 1880 and 1900 and displays the characteristic intimate and formal poses of the genre. The image shows the girl standing with a slight smile and holding the leash of the dog, who is lying down. The plain background and the girl’s simple attire suggest a formal studio setting, common in 19th-century portraiture. The small size of the photograph, measuring 136mm by 100mm, was a popular format for personal keepsakes.