Portret van L.A.J.W. baron Sloet van de Beele
Robert Severin
1860 - 1875
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
150; 100
About this artwork
inscription: ‘1806-1890/ Mr. L.A.J.W. Sloet v.d. Beele’
Art Historical Context
**Portret van L.A.J.W. baron Sloet van Beele** Captured by Dutch photographer Robert Severin between 1860 and 1875, this intimate portrait features L.A.J.W. baron Sloet van de Bee (1806–1890), a prominent figure whose lifespan spanned the Napoleonic era to the fin de siècle. Severin, active in the Netherlands during photography's formative years, specialized in formal portraits that preserved the dignity of the elite, bridging traditional painting with this revolutionary medium. The artwork is an albumen print—a hallmark of 19th-century photography made by coating paper with egg whites and ...