Oscar Rejlander, Contempt, 1872.
Heliotype. 85 mm x 125 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Contempt, 1872
Oscar Rejlander (1813 - 1875)
RA Collection: Art
85 mm x 125 mm
The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals. By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., &c. With Photographic And Other Illustrations. - London:: 1872. The right of Translation is reserved.
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