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Are you interested in the world of postmortem photography? The Portrait Artist, by Katriona E MacMillan, is a grim introduction into the Victorian fascination with death. The Victorians were macabre. Arguably sparked by Queen Victoria’s lengthy 40-year mourning period, the colour black was the main feature of the period. Between 1837 and 1901, the peopleContinue reading “The Portrait Artist: A Short Story Detailing the Work of Postmortem Photography Preparation”