#albert londe

An anonymous model captured in fine physical form by early French photographic innovator Albert Londe, 1880s. A curious detail if you look closely - you can make out a faint line connecting two black dots at either end of his spine, as though annotating the straightness of his back.

Taken circa 1890 by pioneer of photographic and x-ray techniques Albert Londe, in the clinic of neurologist Dr. Charcot, this set of sequential pictures might appeal to sporting fans as well as those interested in anatomy (or, of course, socks with suspenders, as that is all the model wears).