In the 19th-century family archives preserved at Liberas many portraits of children can be found. For the well-to-do classes who wanted to perpetuate important events in their lives, the growth and development of their young ones quite naturally took pride of place.
Before cameras became mainstream, however, this meant a visit to the photography studio. This selection focuses on portraits made in various studios in Belgium and abroad from c. 1860 to 1900.
The search pointer can be bought in the archive store of the Liberal Archive or can be ordered via publicat@arch.be
HEYNSSENS Sarah and WILLEMS Bart, Searcher Belgian Merchant’s Merchant (1830-1980), Series Searchers No. 43, Publication Number 5680, General Government Archive, Brussels, 2016, € 5.00 (+ possible shipping costs).
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