#39 Cabinet card by Beniamino Facchinelli showing deceased infant, c.1890.

Cabinet card by Beniamino Facchinelli showing deceased infant, c.1890.

Post-Mortem Portraits: The Controversial Victorian Tradition of Capturing the Deceased on Camera

#39 Cabinet card by Beniamino Facchinelli showing deceased infant, c.1890.

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