'Amedeon a 16 ans' c. 1855 - 1860

"Amedeon a 16 ans" is a daguerreotype portrait of a young boy, Amedeon, taken by Philippe Guillaume Houdet, circa 1855-1860. The daguerreotype captures Amedeon, dressed in a formal outfit, holding a book in his left hand and a hat in his right. The portrait's intimate scale and the boy's serious expression convey a sense of formality and perhaps a touch of melancholy, typical of mid-19th century portraiture. Daguerreotypes, popular in the 19th century, were the first commercially successful photographic process, known for their detail and unique reflective surface.