
From gentlemen cross-dressing as fair ladies of the times, to probably the first awkward family photos in history, the few Victorians, who managed to have some fun, are all here. But as you can see from the vintage photography exemplars below, some still found something to smile about. There are over 35 self-portraits by Vincent but just one portrait photo of him. Poor dental hygiene made people reluctant to show their teeth (or whatever teeth they had left), and let's not forget that many Victorians simply had it too rough a life to take funny pictures. What did Vincent van Gogh look like His self-portraits give us an idea. Ever tried smiling for several hours? It hurts) and the high cost of portraits gave people very little to smile about. Long exposure times made smiling difficult (and by long we mean several hours. There are many theories as to why Victorians always look so dour in pictures. Yet even since the early days of photography people have had a fascination with the art, as evidenced by these vintage photos from the 1900s and 1910s. But as these rare vintage photos prove, that wasn't always the case. released Deep Nostalgia, a new feature that uses GANs to animate faces in still photos.


Everybody looks so severe that it seems as if people in the 1800s just didn't have the time, or strength to have fun. The Latest Deepfakes Turn Old Portraits Into Moving Images. Vogue Paris takes a look back at 10 intimate portraits of the king of Pop Art. Original Chalk Drawing 'Two Girls' by Toby Horne Shepherd - c.1960 Signed Bottom Right. With life this pleasant, it's no wonder that nobody was smiling in the creepy pictures taken in the Victorian era. Original Red Chalks Drawing of a Lady - Artist Unknown - 1920s/1930s - Framed in Good Maple Moulding.
