Portret van de schilder Joseph Delin
Joseph Dupont
1861
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
62; 102
About this artwork
secundaire drager: hoogte 102 mm x breedte 62 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portret van de schilder Joseph Delin (1861) is a intimate albumen print portrait by photographer Joseph Dupont, capturing the likeness of fellow artist Joseph Delin, a painter. Measuring just 102 mm high by 62 mm wide—mounted on a secondary support—this diminutive photograph exemplifies the carte de visite format that swept Europe in the mid-19th century. These pocket-sized images, like elegant calling cards, made professional portraiture accessible to the middle class, revolutionizing how people preserved and shared personal memories. The albumen print process, using egg whites to create a...