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Portrait of Henriëtte
Hendrik Hermanus Roelse (mentioned on object), 1857-06
Roelse practiced the curious occupation of daguerreotypist in Middelburg, in the Province of Zeeland. He did so in the (scanty) hours of daylight in the Netherlands. Ten-year-old Henriëtte smiles faintly at the man behind the camera. Later her earrings were coloured in with gold paint and the studio’s tablecloth prop with blue paint.
- Artwork typephotograph, frame
- Object numberRP-F-2016-130
- Dimensionsheight 116 mm x width 86 mm
- Physical characteristicsingelijste daguerreotypie