Portrait of Two Romanian "Gypsy" Women by Carol Szathmari - Art Photo (6x8)

From the archive of the world’s first photojournalist: an intimate 1860s study of Romanian Roma culture by the legendary Carol Szathmari.

Photo by Romanian painter, lithographer and photographer Carol Szathmari.

Photo printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 15x20 cm / 6x8"

Carol Szathmari was the world’s first combat photographer and a court painter to the Romanian royalty. This 1860s study of Roma women is a masterpiece of early ethnographic portraiture, capturing incredible textile detail and a powerful, direct gaze.