Portret van een meisje (Mabel Boscowen) met poppenwagen c. 1860 - 1870

This carte de visite photograph, created by the studio Hennah & Kent around 1860-1870, depicts a young girl, Mabel Boscowen, standing next to a doll in a doll carriage. The young subject wears a patterned dress and her hair is styled in a popular Victorian era fashion. The photograph captures the innocence and charm of childhood, a popular subject for the burgeoning photographic art form. Carte de visite portraits, like this one, were often used as calling cards and treasured keepsakes. The small size of the image, 90mm x 58mm, is characteristic of this popular photographic format.