Les Femmes de Satan au Bain

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

Hand-coloured stereophotograph from the Diableries series, 'Les Femmes de Satan au Bain' [Satan's wifes bathing], showing 3 women bathing, while a demon pushes away intruding skeletons. Moon and lighthouse in the background.

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:
1990-5036/13472
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