12 Victorian Photographs

The lives of others ... how many sensations and mysteries touching these old photographs. There are 12, late 1800s, Victorian era, thick cardboard as they were delivered by the best photography studios. On the back Art Nouveau decorations; and the addresses of the photographers. Withdrawn in a Belgian villa, they seem to communicate the ineffable; the great eternal mystery of death. There is a very beautiful man; he looks like an actor, he has a proud look, perfect features, charm to sell. There is a little girl, small curls fall on her shoulders. The photography studio setup has surrounded her in white: she looks like a doll. There is a little boy, they made him wear the best clothes: he poses next to a tripod with his hat on it; serious, who knows what future awaits him. There is a woman ... and we could go on; De Andre would have written a song about each of them.