Mlle Dominique; Mlle Rousseau 1864

This albumen print, created by renowned photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri in 1864, showcases two different poses of Mlle Dominique and Mlle Rousseau. Disdéri, a pioneer of the carte-de-visite format, captured these portraits using his innovative technique, presenting multiple images in a single frame. The album page, featuring the images, measures 10 3/8 × 13 3/4 inches, highlighting the meticulous attention to detail characteristic of Disdéri's work. This piece, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, remains a significant example of 19th-century photographic portraiture.