Post mortem

Julia Stilley Lynn standing, and sister Hannah Stilley Willard. Mannsville, Oklahoma. Daughters of Alfred & Nancy Ann Stilley.

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The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture much more commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission...

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This site exists to discredit the idea of the Victorian standing post mortem photo. Post mortem photos do exist, but none of them are stand alone.

Taking photographs of dead family members became popular in the 19th century, and appealed to those who wanted a memento of their relative (typically a child). It was not considered macabre, but faded from popularity probably after widespread use of affordable cameras allowed people to have photographs taken during life to serve the same purpose. "As the common practice of post-mortem photography in North America and Western Europe has largely ceased, the portrayal of such images has become…

This surreal scene titled "DISSECTING YOUR PAST BY HAND" is rendered in the style of vintage post-mortem photography. The aspect ratio is 9:16.