Portret van een onbekende vrouw 1880s

This portrait photograph, "Portret van een onbekende vrouw," is a work by Dutch photographer Willem Gerhardus Kuijer, dating from the 1880s and now housed at the Rijksmuseum. The photograph depicts an unidentified woman in a close-up, head-and-shoulders composition. Her expression is serious and composed, and her attire, with a patterned dress and a large bow, reflects the fashion of the time. The image, framed in an oval, contributes to the sense of intimacy and formality typical of 19th-century portrait photography. The photograph's subject, an anonymous woman from the 1880s, offers a glimpse into the past and evokes a sense of curiosity about her identity and life.