Portret van een onbekende man 1866 - 1876

"Portret van een onbekende man" (Portrait of an Unknown Man) is a photograph by Hendrik Nicolaas Waalewijn. Created between 1866 and 1876, the image depicts a man in a formal suit with a bow tie. The portrait's intimate scale and the sitter's direct gaze evoke a sense of familiarity, yet the subject's identity remains a mystery. The photograph is a fine example of Waalewijn's work in the genre of portraiture, a popular subject during the late 19th century.