Portret van een staande vrouw met hoed in de hand, met haar hand op een boek c. 1865
photography
beige
portrait
table
aged paper
toned paper
vintage
parchment
book
photography
brown and beige
yellow element
genre-painting
golden font
realism
historical font
gold element
Dimensions height 85 mm, width 51 mm
Palmer Descamps created this portrait of a standing woman with hat in hand, with her hand on a book, using the albumen print process. Looking at this portrait through the lens of its time, we see the complex layers of 19th-century Belgian society. The woman’s attire, the book, and the hat she delicately holds speak volumes about her social standing and the era's expectations. The book may symbolize intelligence and social awareness while she is also depicted in domestic finery. The pose is conventional, yet the woman's gaze seems to engage us directly, hinting at untold stories and personal identity beyond the era's constraints. Descamps captures not just a likeness, but a sense of self, a woman positioned within a changing world, subtly challenging traditional roles through quiet, confident presence. This image encapsulates the restrained yet palpable tension between societal expectations and personal aspirations, leaving us to ponder the untold narratives of women in that era.
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