Portret van een onbekende vrouw 1868 - 1888

"Portret van een onbekende vrouw" is a carte de visite portrait photograph created by Dutch photographer Leon A. van Weijderveldt between 1868 and 1888. The portrait features a woman in a dark dress, posed against a neutral background. The subject's direct gaze and the simple composition are characteristic of the formal portraiture style popular in the 19th century. Carte de visite portraits, small photographs mounted on card stock, were a popular method for sharing personal images in the Victorian era. This photograph, with its detailed rendering and intimate scale, exemplifies the popularity of the format in the late 19th century.