Portret van een vrouw in een roeiboot c. 1860 - 1870

"Portret van een vrouw in een roeiboot" is a black and white photograph by Jules Bréchet. The portrait shows a woman seated in a rowboat, holding a rope, with a fishing net in the foreground. The woman is dressed in a long-sleeved dress and a hat. The photograph is likely a carte de visite, a popular format for portrait photographs in the 19th century, and the oval shape of the image is typical of the style. The image is small, measuring 135 mm in height and 96 mm in width, highlighting the miniature nature of cartes de visite.