Portret van een man met een hoge hoed, zittend c. 1858 - 1866

"Portret van een man met een hoge hoed, zittend" is a carte de visite photograph created by the studio of Polman & Hohmann, likely in the Netherlands, sometime between 1858 and 1866. The portrait depicts a man, seated and looking directly at the viewer, wearing a formal suit and a top hat, which is placed on a table next to him. This small, intimate photograph, measuring just 61 mm in height and 93 mm in width, exemplifies the popular photographic portraiture style of the mid-19th century. Carte de visite portraits were widely exchanged as calling cards and served as a means of personal documentation and social connection. The image captures the man's presence, likely meant to preserve a memory for posterity or to be shared with friends and family.