Portret van een meisje c. 1853

"Portret van een meisje" (Portrait of a Girl) is a daguerreotype portrait created by Dutch photographer Eduard Isaac Asser circa 1853, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. Asser was a prominent photographer known for his portraits, capturing the young girl in a formal pose, her dress and hairstyle reflecting the fashion of the mid-19th century. The image, presented in a small format, showcases the detail and clarity achievable through the daguerreotype process, making it an important document of photography's early development and capturing a specific moment in time.