Young woman posing with child, c. 1870. The child's head is being viewed through an empty picture frame. Apart from demonstrating a mother's loving focus on her child, the prop draws attention to the historical shift in portraiture from the medium of painting to photography. E. Thiebault, French. Albumen silver print.

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Young Woman Posing with "Framed" Child, 1870

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