Albumen stereoview portrait of Johann Strauss II, photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, New York. The twin images present a three-quarter studio view typical of late 1860s to early 1870s stereoscopic portraiture, with the vertical imprint reading “Photographed and Published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave. cor. 16th St. New York.” The image corresponds to a known series of portraits from the same sitting, including cabinet and stereoscopic formats.

Strauss is shown turned to the right with swept-back hair and prominent muttonchop whiskers extending into a beard beneath the chin. He wears a dark coat with a cape-like drape over the shoulders, a light waistcoat, and a wide, loosely tied cravat. The plain studio background and evenly spaced dual images emphasize facial structure and formal dress consistent with period portrait conventions.

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) was an Austrian composer and conductor known as the “Waltz King,” celebrated for works including The Blue Danube and Tales from the Vienna Woods. The mount bears the Gurney imprint along the left edge, with no printed caption identifying the sitter, and a later handwritten identification reading “Strauss” on the reverse.