Portret van een oudere vrouw by Eduard Isaac Asser

Portret van een oudere vrouw c. 1846

photo of handprinted image

aged paper

toned paper

water colours

possibly oil pastel

fading type

underpainting

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Portret van een oudere vrouw" (c. 1846) by Dutch photographer Eduard Isaac Asser is a daguerreotype portrait of an elderly woman, housed at the Rijksmuseum. The image captures the subject's gaze directly, showcasing a formal portrait style common in the early days of photography. The faded tones and slightly blurred details give the work a sense of timelessness and mystery, adding to the haunting beauty of the subject's expression.