Portret van schrijver Wilkie Collins before 1861

This 19th-century photographic portrait, created before 1861 by Downes & Co. Cundall, depicts the famous author Wilkie Collins. The portrait features Collins in a close-up, with his signature and a faint image of an illustration on the opposite page. The image, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, provides a glimpse into the life of the renowned Victorian novelist, best known for his suspenseful novels like "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone".