Art, Symbol & Imagination
Spirit Photography: Oval and Rectangular Portraits
Oval portrait frames break the regular grid of this nine-image montage. Pale forms hover behind shoulders or stand close to the seated figures, with tables and patterned fabrics anchoring the studio scenes. The sequence runs from photograph 28 to photograph 36.
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Photographer not identified. "Spirit Photography: Oval and Rectangular Portraits" [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 151. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0291-0144
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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: Figures beside the SittersRelated illustrations
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Photographer not identified. Spirit Photography: Oval and Rectangular Portraits. Chronicles of Spirit Photography. Scan leaf 151. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0291-0144