Portret van een man, mogelijk een zelfportret van Louis-Rémy Robert 1852 - 1854

This 1852-1854 daguerreotype by Louis-Rémy Robert (1810-1882) is a portrait of a man, possibly a self-portrait. The image depicts the subject seated, with his right hand resting on his lap and his left arm resting on a chair. The subject is dressed in a formal coat and trousers. Robert’s use of the daguerreotype process is evident in the image's high level of detail and the unique, reversed effect. The image is a valuable example of early photographic portraiture.