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Portraits of a Young Man from North Africa
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Portraits of a Young Man from North Africa

Antonio Cavilla · c. 1884 · albumen print; paper; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In the 19th century there was a demand for portraits of peoples of the regions travellers visited. Anthropologists and ethnographers used them for study purposes. The photograph at the left is unusual in that the sitter looks at us with such a penetrating gaze. Perhaps the photographer hung these portraits in his shop window in Algiers or Rabat to attract potential customers.

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photographHamido Laâmbre
Credit linePortraits of a Young Man from North Africa. c. 1884. Antonio Cavilla. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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