Bruid tilt deken van het bed op, terwijl haar bruidegom vanachter een kamerscherm tevoorschijn komt c. 1870 - 1890

Eugène Hanau made this stereo card of albumen prints, titled "Bruid tilt deken van het bed op, terwijl haar bruidegom vanachter een kamerscherm tevoorschijn komt" or "Bride lifts the blanket from the bed while her groom emerges from behind a screen," at an unknown date. The image's cultural references can be read through the lens of 19th-century French societal norms, expectations, and anxieties surrounding marriage and intimacy, with domestic spaces becoming stages for enacting bourgeois social dramas. The "Collection E.H. Paris" suggests institutional contexts related to the publishing industry and the circulation of images. The phrase "La Vie Parisienne" further situates the work within a broader cultural phenomenon of capturing and representing Parisian life, with potential commentary on contemporary social structures. Delving deeper into the era's photographic practices, popular culture, and gender dynamics could reveal valuable insights into the image's role in shaping and reflecting social values.