Occult Literature
Dan Leno: Claimed Spirit Form beside John Lobb
A pale, irregular form rises beside the seated John Lobb, its bright looping contours standing out against the dark photographic field. The printed caption identifies the materialised spirit of Dan Leno and supplies the comedian’s death date in 1904. Lobb presents the image within his spiritualist account. The name is the source’s attribution to the pictured form.
Read the source pageLoading your collection…
Citation
Photographer not identified. "Dan Leno: Claimed Spirit Form beside John Lobb" [editorial title]. In Talks with the Dead, John Lobb. New edition, revised and enlarged, 1907, John Lobb. Source scan leaf 90. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0086
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The source presents these images as spirit photography. Their historical reproduction does not verify the supernatural claims.
Sources
From the book
Talks with the DeadJohn Lobb1907More from this book
The Cyprian Priestess: Claimed Spirit Portrait
John Lobb: Hirst & Co. Portrait, 1907
Emma Hardinge Britten: Claimed Spirit PortraitRelated illustrations
Cite this illustration
Photographer not identified. Dan Leno: Claimed Spirit Form beside John Lobb. Talks with the Dead. Scan leaf 90. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0056-0086