Fotoreproductie van een geschilderd portret van Olga, koningin van Griekenland before 1880

This is a photographic reproduction of a painted portrait of Olga, Queen of Greece, bound within a book. Photography, born in the 19th century, fundamentally altered portraiture. Once, painted portraits were the domain of the elite, emblems of power and status carefully crafted by skilled artists. But photography democratized image-making. This reproduction is more than just a visual record, it shows the shift towards mass production and consumption. The photograph itself, made through chemical processes, is a multiple. It speaks to a new kind of labor, one of mechanical reproduction rather than manual skill. The presence of this photographic portrait in a book also reflects the evolution of communication. It brings the image of royalty into a portable, accessible format. The techniques of photography and bookbinding, combined here, signal the changing landscape of art, labor, and social access.