Portret van een onbekende man met baard 1878

"Portret van een onbekende man met baard" (Portrait of an Unknown Man with a Beard) is a carte de visite photograph created in 1878 by Dutch artist Hendrik Nicolaas Waalewijn. The image depicts a man in formal attire, his face partially obscured by a thick beard, looking directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. The small size and intimate portrait style of the photograph were characteristic of the carte de visite format, popular in the 19th century as a means of sharing personal images.