Portret van een vrouw met een hoed en paraplu, zittend c. 1860 - 1874

"Portret van een vrouw met een hoed en paraplu, zittend" (Portrait of a woman with a hat and umbrella, seated) is a carte de visite photograph created by Cornelis Johannes Dirksen, a Dutch photographer active from 1860 to 1874. The portrait captures a woman in a seated pose, her gaze directed toward the viewer. She is elegantly dressed in a long dress, adorned with a hat and an umbrella, and is positioned against a backdrop reminiscent of a park or garden, a common setting for these intimate portrait formats. Carte de visite photographs were popular during the 19th century, allowing individuals to share small, affordable portraits with family and friends.