La fouriure 1860s

"La fouriure" is a charming portrait of a young girl, likely taken by French photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson in the 1860s. The subject is depicted in a richly detailed, fur-trimmed coat and feathered hat, suggesting an aristocratic background. Pierson's careful composition places the girl in a soft, blurred background of foliage, adding to the dreamy atmosphere of the image. The photograph, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an exquisite example of 19th-century portraiture.