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Seated man with spirit

1870

Seated man with spirit

1870

  • NFSA IDMP8BJPQ4
  • TypeImage
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormStill Image
  • GenresReligious (includes sacred music)
  • Year1870

A black-and-white glass slide showing a fashionably dressed man sitting sideways on a chair, elbow resting over the side, with a spirit hovering at his left.

This is a typical example of the photographer placing his subject to one side of the frame so that a spirit can be comfortably superimposed in the composition.

It's difficult to accept now that people believed these images to be genuine.

A black-and-white glass slide showing a fashionably dressed man sitting sideways on a chair, elbow resting over the side, with a spirit hovering at his left.

This is a typical example of the photographer placing his subject to one side of the frame so that a spirit can be comfortably superimposed in the composition.

It's difficult to accept now that people believed these images to be genuine.

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