Portret van een meisje 1857 - 1898

"Portret van een meisje," a carte de visite portrait by Dutch photographer Pieter Siewers, is a small-scale photograph capturing a young girl in a simple, seated pose. The image shows a girl with long, braided hair wearing a simple dress, emphasizing the naturalism and informality typical of the carte de visite genre. The format, popular in the mid-19th century, allowed for the affordable production of small portraits for personal keepsakes and social sharing. This portrait, measuring just 85 mm by 53 mm, exemplifies Siewers' contribution to the development of photographic portraiture in the Netherlands.