“The painting may cheerfully portray the life of the deceased, but to nineteenth-century eyes, the daguerreotype, in showing the moment of death, or one just afterward, does a better job at portraying the person, the essence of the child, his soul.”
Links:
- The Social Construction of the American Daguerreotype Portrait: Chapter 3, The Mourning Portrait
- Paul Frecker Photography
- Creepy Photo
- Photos of ‘Living’ Dead
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