Portret van een vrouw 1856 - 1884

"Portret van een vrouw" is a small-scale, oval-shaped portrait by the Belgian photographer Valentine Blanchard, created between 1856 and 1884. The photograph depicts a woman in a formal pose with a delicate, lace-trimmed collar. This intimate portrait exemplifies the development of photography as a popular form of portraiture in the 19th century, capturing details and expressions with a level of realism previously unseen.