Postmortem Photography
In the 1850s, families began commissioning portraits of their deceased loved ones in a trend that came to be known as "memento mori" photography.
In the 1850s, families began commissioning portraits of their deceased loved ones in a trend that came to be known as "memento mori" photography.
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