Portret van Karl Bodmer before 1877

anonymous

aged paper

toned paper

homemade paper

paper non-digital material

sketch book

personal sketchbook

fading type

golden font

historical font

columned text

This anonymous portrait of Karl Bodmer, a Swiss-born artist and explorer, is a small-scale, black and white photograph, measuring just 190 mm x 133 mm. Created before 1877, it captures Bodmer in a formal pose, looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression. The image, framed in a simple ornate border, is likely a studio portrait, highlighting the artist's prominent beard and mustache.