Portret van een onbekende man met twee kinderen 1855 - 1885

"Portret van een onbekende man met twee kinderen" is a carte de visite photograph by John George Kirby, a British photographer active in the late 19th century. The image depicts a man seated with two young children on his lap. The photograph is a typical example of the portraiture genre popularized by the carte de visite format, which allowed for the mass production and distribution of small, affordable photographs. The small size and intimate composition of the image reflect the personal nature of this type of photography.