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David McGreevy's Blog – June 2016 Archive (1)
Research: British or French Nude albumen photo
I am asking members here for help in identifying this nude albumen photo. 20 x 16.5 cm oval print laid onto stiff card, with an ink inscription lower right: Octavie.
This came from a British album recently purchased in Derbyshire, containing hundreds of erotic albumen prints of paintings and sculptures, all female nudes. This was the only "from life' print, save for…
ContinueAdded by David McGreevy on June 14, 2016 at 22:30 — 6 Comments
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