Portret van Marie Schmidt van Gelder-Kaars Sypesteyn c. 1887s - 1897s

"Portret van Marie Schmidt van Gelder-Kaars Sypesteyn" is a portrait photograph by Dutch photographer Max Büttinghausen, dating to the late 19th century. This portrait, housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures the subject, Marie Schmidt van Gelder-Kaars Sypesteyn, in a formal pose, her attire and expression reflecting the refined social customs of the era. The photograph's intimate scale, measuring only 103 mm in height and 63 mm in width, adds to its personal and intimate quality, common in portraiture of the period. Büttinghausen's keen eye for detail and his mastery of the photographic medium are evident in the finely rendered features and textures of the portrait.