{"product_id":"untitled-family-portrait-album-page-diverse-vervaardigers","title":"Untitled (Family Portrait Album Page) - Diverse vervaardigers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA nineteenth-century album page featuring eight formal carte-de-visite portraits of the Matthes, Doorman, and Van Thiel families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis archival document presents a page from a nineteenth-century family album, containing eight individual carte-de-visite portraits. These small-format photographs were a popular medium during the mid-to-late Victorian era, allowing families to collect and display images of relatives and acquaintances within decorative, gold-embossed albums. The subjects are posed in formal attire, reflecting the social conventions and sartorial standards of the Dutch bourgeoisie during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arrangement follows a rigid grid, typical of the mass-produced albums of the time. Each portrait is housed within an oval aperture, framed by thin gold lines that provide a sense of order and uniformity. The sitters, identified as members of the Matthes, Doorman, and Van Thiel families, are captured in static, studio-based poses. The lighting is soft and directional, characteristic of the glass-roofed studios used by professional photographers of the era to illuminate their subjects without harsh shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnically, these are albumen prints, a process that utilised egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper surface. This method produced a characteristic sepia or warm brown tone, which has aged over time. The album page itself, with its dark, heavy cardstock and decorative corner motifs, serves as a physical record of nineteenth-century domestic life. It offers a glimpse into the private sphere, where the act of collecting portraits functioned as a method of maintaining family identity and social standing. The collection provides a factual record of individual appearances, clothing styles, and the aesthetic presentation of personal history before the advent of more accessible, amateur photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ontwerp-voor-een-ornamentale-boekdrukstempel-samuel-jessurun-de-mesquita\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eOntwerp voor een ornamentale boekdrukstempel - Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita — Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/borduurpatroon-pieter-bartholomeusz-barbiers\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBorduurpatroon - Pieter Bartholomeusz. 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