Berthe 1862

This carte-de-visite, a type of photograph popular in the mid-19th century, is a portrait of Berthe, taken by the renowned French photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri in 1862. The image consists of six individual photographs, each capturing Berthe in slightly different poses, a technique Disdéri used to showcase the subtle variations of movement and emotion. The photographs are displayed together, providing a glimpse into the process of creating a studio portrait during the era of early photography. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this unique and intriguing photographic work.