Weird Victorian Photos. Mourning is a strange thing and different cultures deal with it in vastly different ways. Post-mortem photos or memento mori Latin for remember that you will die were often the only time a person was photographed.
See more ideas about post mortem photography post mortem post mortem pictures. In 1837 Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom and ruled for 63 years. Following the invention of the daguerreotype great ancestor of the camera developed by Louis Daguerre the commemoration of the dead were suddenly changed.
In 1837 Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom and ruled for 63 years.
Many mothers hoping to have pictures taken of their children in the early 1800s would make a guest appearance in the photographs. The Victorians were fond of some weird traditions and photography including post-mortem photography. Have you ever had difficulties trying to get a baby to sit down and pose for a picture. Only 42 years old Albert had been ill for two weeks before finally taking his last breath.
