Portret van een onbekende man c. 1860

This carte de visite, or CDV, is a portrait of an unidentified man by the photographer Vuagnat, taken around 1860. Vuagnat was a prominent photographer in the mid-19th century. The image shows the man seated in a chair, wearing a suit and a thick beard, looking at the camera with a solemn expression. This style of portrait was popular in the mid-19th century, and this specific CDV is housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.