Oh bless… I found this beautifully poignant post mortem photograph on Etsy – it was sold earlier this year but you can see the original post here.
Photographer is Henri Galais from Cholet, France. Inscription on back reads ‘Les cliches sont conserves’.
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Oh, it’s a really sad photo.
One of my friends have an old photo album from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and I found in this some interesting photo:
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/04__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (The eyes are painted)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/10__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (The eyes are painted too)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/12__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (There is a postament behind the man, but I’m not sure…)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/13__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (In this case I’m sure, it is a post mortem photo)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/16__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg ((In this case I’m sure, it is a post mortem photo)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/20__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (There is a postamnet behind the boy, but he looks alive)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/31__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (There is a postament too)
http://kepfeltoltes.hu/121230/27__1__www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg (And a memory photo of a little boy)
This is an impressive selection!