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#16 The girl standing in the middle is the deceased.The photographer attempted to make her look more alive by drawing on her pupils.

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The girl standing in the middle is the deceased.The photographer attempted to make her look more alive by drawing on her pupils.

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

#16 The girl standing in the middle is the deceased.The photographer attempted to make her look more alive by drawing on her pupils.

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