Black and white vignette portrait of Bernt Wilhelm Westermann. Ink inscription on verso, 'B. W. Westermann in his 82 years'. Printed inscription on verso, 'Rudolph Striegler. Kgl. Hof. Photograph Kiobenhavn'.Enclosed with the carte de visite is a piece of paper with the inscription 'Your most sincerely B. W. Westermann'; the signature of Bernt Wilhelm Westermann.. Bernt Wilhelm Westermann (1781-1868) was a Danish entomologist. He travelled to India, Indonesia and South Africa, where he amassed a large collection of insects. His collection is now in the Royal Museum Collection in the University of Copenhagen.
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
9.8 (h) x 5.7 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print