Portret van een man met hoge hoed 1850 - 1868

"Portret van een man met hoge hoed" (Portrait of a Man with a Top Hat) is a carte de visite photograph taken by Alonso Martinez y Hermano between 1850 and 1868. The image depicts a man in formal attire, holding a top hat, against a backdrop of a draped curtain and a table. This type of photograph, a common portrait format of the 19th century, allowed for the reproduction and sharing of images among friends and family. The small dimensions of the work, measuring just 86 mm by 52 mm, are characteristic of the carte de visite format.