Une Course a Satanville

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
circa 1866 in Paris
maker:
Unknown

Hand-coloured stereophotograph from the Diableries series, 'Une Course a Satanville' [Race in Satantown], showing Satan and 2 other skeletons competing in a horse race. One of the skeleton is falling from his horse while skeleton spectators are watching.

Taken by an unknown photographer in about 1866 and published by BK of Paris. Part of a series begun in 1861, these amusing stereoscopic photographs were sculpted and photographed by either Atabert or Hennetier.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/13476
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and cardboard
Measurements:
overall: 87 mm x 177 mm x 2 mm,
type:
photograph and stereophotograph
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford