Portret van een onbekende vrouw met een gesloten waaier in haar hand 1854 - 1889

This carte de visite, a small photograph measuring 104 mm by 63 mm, is a portrait of an unidentified woman. Taken by the renowned French photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri between 1854 and 1889, it exemplifies his mastery of the photographic medium, capturing the subject's likeness with impressive clarity and detail. The woman, dressed in a fashionable gown, holds a closed fan in her hand, a common accessory of the era, which suggests a sense of sophistication and elegance. Disdéri's innovative techniques, particularly his use of the collodion process, allowed him to produce these standardized portraits that quickly gained popularity, becoming a cornerstone of 19th-century photography.