Twee prentbriefkaarten met portretten van koningin Wilhelmina c. 1898 - 1905

These two postcards with portraits of Queen Wilhelmina were composed at an unknown date by Richard Kameke. What strikes me looking at these carefully framed photographic portraits is the stillness, the sense of ceremony, the reverence for the subject. I wonder what it was like for Wilhelmina, a young woman, to sit for these portraits? To have all eyes on her, waiting for the perfect shot? I can imagine Kameke, carefully adjusting the light, directing her pose, perhaps even holding his breath as he snapped the picture. There's something very touching about the level of care that's gone into the creation of this image. These pictures aren't just snapshots, they're carefully crafted records of a moment in time, which are also icons in the making.