Fotoreproductie van een geschilderd portret van Marie Alexandrovna, keizerin van Rusland before 1880

This is a photo reproduction of a portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, created before 1880. It is an anonymous work, showing the Empress in a simple, dark dress and white collar, her expression solemn. The portrait is framed with an elaborate, floral design, common in the 19th century for emphasizing the subject's high social status. It is an example of photomechanical reproduction, a process that allowed for the mass production of images, making portraits of prominent figures more accessible to a wider audience. The reproduction's small size, 188mm by 142mm, suggests it was intended for personal or private use.