Portret van een onbekende vrouw 1859 - 1873

Joseph Dupont, a Belgian photographer active from 1818 to 1901, created this portrait of an unknown woman sometime between 1859 and 1873. The photograph, a carte-de-visite, is a small-scale, commercially produced portrait popular during the 19th century. The woman is posed against a neutral background, a common convention of the genre, and her gaze directly addresses the viewer, further emphasizing the intimacy and immediacy of the portrait.