The Madame B Album c. 1870s

This album, created by French photographer Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier in the 1870s, is a unique example of the Victorian photographic album. The work consists of a series of portraits, arranged in a decorative frame of intertwined circles outlined in gold. The image has been preserved at The Art Institute of Chicago. The blue and gold patterned circles surrounding the portraits are typical of the decorative style popular during this era.