Portret van een jonge man met vlinderstrik c. 1865

"Portret van een jonge man met vlinderstrik" (Portrait of a Young Man with a Bowtie), a carte de visite photograph created by Belgian photographer Palmer Descamps circa 1865, depicts a young man in a formal pose. The portrait's small dimensions and the subject's attire, including a bow tie, are characteristic of the popular carte de visite format, which allowed for the mass production and distribution of affordable portrait photographs during the mid-19th century. Descamps, born in 1840 and active in the 1860s and 1870s, was known for his portraits of individuals and families. The photograph's simple composition and focus on the sitter’s face contribute to the portrait’s timeless appeal.