This unusual photograph was taken in 1899 by F. Holland Day. He called it Portrait Against the Light . I wasn’t able to find the name of the woman in the picture.
It’s an intriguing image. The woman doesn’t seem to be aware her picture is being taken. Looking at it gives me a creepy feeling, like I’m spying on her. Look at how loose fitting her dress is—maybe it’s a nightgown? Maybe she had just woken up.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Those are my impressions. What do you think of this picture?

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