Albumen Print Archives - Aesthetics of Photography

Carte de visite portrait of a seated man by Disdéri, 1861 to 1864, an example of the carte de visite format

Carte de Visite: How Wet Collodion Turned Portraits into a Craze

The carte de visite put portraits in every parlor. Follow wet collodion, Disdéri, cartomania and studios from Paris to Yokohama and Hong Kong.

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