Vrouw bij het grafmonument van Salomon Verveer

About this artwork

height 194 mm x width 236 mm

Art Historical Context

This evocative albumen print, created by Dutch photographer Maurits Verveer between 1876 and 1880, captures a solitary woman standing beside the grave monument of Salomon Verveer. The modest dimensions of the photograph—194 by 236—invite intimate viewing, the observer into a moment of remembrance. Albumen prints like this one were among the most popular photographic processes of the nineteenth century, prized for their rich tonal gradations and fine detail achieved by coating paper with egg-white emulsion. Verveer’s work reflects the Victorian era’s deep engagement with mourning rituals and m...