Portret van een jongeman met een strikje en een jas c. 1850 - 1900

This 19th-century carte de visite photograph by Ledeboer captures a young man in a formal pose. The subject's attire, a dark jacket and bow tie, suggests a middle-class background, highlighting the social significance of portraiture during this period. The image, with its faded tones and soft focus, is characteristic of early photographic techniques. This small-scale photograph, a popular format for the time, would have been exchanged as a social calling card, demonstrating the rise of photography's role in personal and social communication.