Portret van Joaquim Vital da Cunha Sargedas before 1878

This anonymous portrait of Joaquim Vital da Cunha Sargedas is a black and white photograph that was created before 1878. The subject is a man in a dark suit standing in a pose common to portrait photography of the 19th century. The image is framed with an ornate border, which adds to its formal feel. This small photograph is an example of the photographic portrait genre, popular during the 19th and early 20th centuries.