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Paintings by Rachel Walker

Rachel Walker a.k.a. Walkerillo is an illustrative artist from Wellington, New Zealand who graduated from Massey University in 2008 and has since held two solo shows, multiple group shows and worked on various illustration projects for clients such as the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand School Journal. Rachel is currently painting within the theme of animal, extinction, and evolution, using watercolor, ink and a touch of stenciled spray paint.

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Stiff Pose Victorian Postmortem photography (140 Pics)

Postmortem photography or memento mori, the photographing of a deceased person, was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The photographs were considered a keepsake to remember the dead. Child mortality was high during the Victorian era. For many children even a common sickness could be fatal. When a child or other family member died, families would often have a photograph taken before burial. Many times it was the first and last photograph they would ever possess of their loved one. Many postmortem photographs were close-ups of the face or shots of the full body. The deceased were usually depicted to appear as if they were in a deep sleep, or else arranged to appear more life-like. Children were often shown on a couch or in a crib, often posed with a favorite toy. It was not uncommon to photograph very young children with a family member, most frequently the mother. Adults were more commonly posed in chairs or even propped up on something.

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