Sci-Fi alterations of 19th century portraits

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The Guardian shares a fine sampling of Colin Batty's cabinet cards, 19th and early-20th century portraits modified into science fiction oddities:

"The kids who weren't good at sports would spend a lot of time on their own," he says. "So I got into outsider stuff, like Frankenstein and movie monsters."

I've posted other examples of Batty's fine work here. See more at the Peculiarium.

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