Portret van een man met een baard en een hoge hoed in de hand c. 1860 - 1865

This carte de visite photograph, created by Mayer & Pierson sometime between 1860 and 1865, depicts a man in formal attire, holding a top hat in his hand. The image, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a typical example of portrait photography from the mid-19th century. The sitter, possibly a well-to-do gentleman, is captured in a posed, dignified manner, reflecting the conventions of the time. Carte de visite photographs, popularized in the 1850s and 1860s, were small, easily exchangeable calling cards used to share one's likeness with others.