Art, Symbol & Imagination
Spirit Photography: Figures beside the Sitters
Nine dark studio views place pale draped figures beside or behind the sitters. The forms change their position and apparent height from one numbered image to the next. The plate belongs to Houghton’s historical argument for spirit photography, rather than independent confirmation of the appearances.
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Photographer not identified. "Spirit Photography: Figures beside the Sitters" [editorial title]. In Chronicles of Spirit Photography, Georgiana Houghton, published as Miss Houghton. Inspected E.W.Allen London1882 title, Miss Houghton attribution and Georgiana Houghton prefatory signature, historical photographic plates and narrative. Historical spiritualist claims are presented as the author’s account, not independent verification., 1882, E. W. Allen. Source scan leaf 101. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0291-0094
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Reproduced from the exact historical library edition. The surrounding source presents spiritualist or cosmological claims; the image records that publication rather than verifying those claims.
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Chronicles of Spirit PhotographyGeorgiana Houghton, published as Miss Houghton1882More from this book
Spirit Photography: The First Nine Images
Spirit Photography: Draped Forms and Seated Sitters
Spirit Photography: Oval and Rectangular PortraitsRelated illustrations
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Photographer not identified. Spirit Photography: Figures beside the Sitters. Chronicles of Spirit Photography. Scan leaf 101. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0291-0094