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.)
Sadly, there is no additional information on the back of the photo. There is not even the typical photographer label on the back. It is empty which suggests that it is one of the early photographs of Billström, taken in or before 1894.
So – even if I don’t know her, I like her portrait.
P.S.: I find the crop a bit weird. It leaves a lot of room at the top of the image and chops off everything below the waist, but this seems to be a contemporary style. I left it in place “as is” to preserve the original style.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1892 |
| Photographer | Georg Billström, Kiel |
| Location | Kiel, Germany |
| Image Source | 5.6 x 8.8 cm black & white print mounted to solid cardboard |
| 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 | 5970 x 9802 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Georg Billström |
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