Portret van een jonge vrouw 1850s - 1860s

This "Portret van een jonge vrouw" (Portrait of a Young Woman) is a daguerreotype portrait by Dutch photographer Hermanus Philippus Jacobus Schuiten (1820-1869). Created in the 1850s-1860s, the image depicts a young woman in an oval frame, showcasing a formal portrait style popular in the 19th century. The photograph is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands. The image is small, measuring only 86 mm in height and 54 mm in width. Daguerreotypes were revolutionary in the 19th century as they were the first commercially successful photographic process.