UNDATED – Portrait of a Lady, taken by Georg Billström in Kiel, Germany. © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Georg Billström
The story behind the image
A while ago I shared a photo by Georg Billström, one of the early portrait photographers in Kiel, Germany.
Here’s another Carte de Visite – the common photography format of the time – shot by Mr. Billström. It shows a young lady in his studio in Holstenstraße 22 in Kiel. The studio location suggests a production date between 1890 and 1897, because this was the address of his studio from 1890 to 1897. After that period he moved a bit further down the street to Vorstadt 9 which later became Holstenstraße 43 (without actually moving.)
What’s more, Billström began stamping the date of the photography on the back in the summer of 1896, and this CdV does not carry such a stamp, so we can be certain that it was captured in or before 1896.
There is little hope to find out more about the young lady in the photo, but even if I don’t know her, I like her portrait.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1895 |
| Photographer | Georg Billström, Kiel |
| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Image Source | 5.6 x 8.8 cm black & white print mounted to solid cardboard, photographer stamp on verso |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 5220 x 8321 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Georg Billström |
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