Interesting.
Father with his daughter dead and his daughter sitting in the chair. Anonymous, 1844 daguerreotype. Each one is an original daguerreotype, photographers usually take more than a photograph of the deceased. As you can see here, the photographer often takes their views with different poses. It is rare that all photos will be used, so these were lost and only the chosen ones survived. Each photo every pose was unique at that time and unrepeatable.
Father with his daughter dead and his daughter sitting in the chair. Anonymous, 1844 daguerreotype. Each one is an original daguerreotype, photographers usually take more than a photograph of the deceased. As you can see here, the photographer often takes their views with different poses. It is rare that all photos will be used, so these were lost and only the chosen ones survived. Each photo every pose was unique at that time and unrepeatable.
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Oh, I've seen quite a few of those victorian post-mortem photos. They're fascinating in a very creepy way.