Art, Symbol & Imagination
Leila: Séance Photograph of 13 March 1890
A standing figure is wrapped in pale fabric with one arm lifted sharply upwards. A cap-like fold and dark areas obscure parts of the face. The original caption names the claimed materialisation Leila and dates the magnesium-light photograph to 13 March 1890.
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Photographer not identified. "Leila: Séance Photograph of 13 March 1890" [editorial title]. In Shadow Land, E. d’Espérance. 1897 edition, 1897, George Redway. Source scan leaf 363. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0346
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The historical source presents claims about mediumship or supernatural phenomena. Reproduction documents its illustrations and does not authenticate those claims.
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Photographer not identified. Leila: Séance Photograph of 13 March 1890. Shadow Land. Scan leaf 363. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0346