Portret van een man c. 1860 - 1885

"Portret van een man" is a portrait photograph by Eduard François Georges, a Dutch photographer active in the mid-19th century. The photograph, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a man in a formal suit, likely a prominent figure of the time. The composition is simple, focusing on the subject's face and upper torso, a common approach in portrait photography of this era. The image's small size and the use of a formal backdrop, a hallmark of the time, suggests it may have been intended as a carte de visite, a popular format for exchanging personal portraits.