Art, Symbol & Imagination
An Unclaimed Spirit Portrait
A young woman with long waved hair turns slightly within a softly shaded pencil portrait. A small clasp gathers the fabric at her neck. The original caption calls it an unclaimed portrait and attributes its rapid execution in darkness to the author’s mediumistic drawing.
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E. d’Espérance. "An Unclaimed Spirit Portrait" [editorial title]. In Shadow Land, E. d’Espérance. 1897 edition, 1897, George Redway. Source scan leaf 187. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0179
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The historical source presents claims about mediumship or supernatural phenomena. Reproduction documents its illustrations and does not authenticate those claims.
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E. d’Espérance. An Unclaimed Spirit Portrait. Shadow Land. Scan leaf 187. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0179