Le montagnard 1860s

"Le Montagnard" is a carte de visite photograph taken in the 1860s by French photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson. The photograph shows a young boy dressed in traditional mountain garb, with a hat adorned with a large feather, and a long scarf or shawl tied around his waist. The boy's serious expression and the painted backdrop evoke a sense of rustic charm and a nostalgic view of rural life in 19th-century France. The work is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.