Portret van een vrouw c. 1846

"Portret van een vrouw" is a daguerreotype by Dutch photographer Eduard Isaac Asser, dated circa 1846. The image depicts a woman seated in a three-quarter view, her face partially obscured by a shadow, highlighting the early limitations of this photographic process. The portrait demonstrates Asser's mastery of the daguerreotype, which was a groundbreaking photographic technique that captured detailed images on a silver-plated surface. The photograph is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, a testament to its historical significance.