Portret van een zittende man, aangeduid als Goekoop 1858 - 1866

"Portret van een zittende man, aangeduid als Goekoop" is a small-scale portrait photograph created by the Dutch photography duo Polman & Hohmann between 1858 and 1866. The image features a man in a dark suit, seated in a carved wooden armchair. The photograph exemplifies the genre of portraiture, capturing the likeness and presence of the individual in a formal setting. The small size of the image, measuring 82 mm in height and 50 mm in width, suggests this was likely a carte de visite, a popular format for portrait photographs in the mid-19th century. These images were often exchanged as social mementos.