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Post-mortem of a woman with a white headdress.
Carte de Visite format, vintage albumen print framed in a brass frame.
Charles Constant Albert Bertall (1820-1880) was a photographer active from 1860 to 1870 in his Parisian studio at 33 rue Boissy d'Anglas.
He is also a draftsman, caricaturist, lithographer and wood engraver.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.
Post-mortem "Woman with Headdress" by Bertall, framed Carte de Visite
Post-mortem of a woman with a white headdress.
Carte de Visite format, vintage albumen print framed in a brass frame.
Charles Constant Albert Bertall (1820-1880) was a photographer active from 1860 to 1870 in his Parisian studio at 33 rue Boissy d'Anglas.
He is also a draftsman, caricaturist, lithographer and wood engraver.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.