Benjamin Falk: The Gentle Touch of Victorian Portraiture Benjamin Falk (1853 – 1911) represents a singular achievement in the realm of nineteenth-century portrait photography within New York City—a discipline where he distinguished himself through an aesthetic profoundly different from his contemporaries. Born into a family of considerable influence, Falk’s artistic inclinations blossomed early on, propelling him to become one of America's foremost masters of this craft and securing him admiration amongst London’s artistic elite. Unlike many artists of his time who opted for harsh illuminati…