Fabulous fakery

Submitted by Dean Johnston on June 10, 2014 - 16:51

Look closely and you will see that the book-lined libraries, elegant drawing rooms and sweeping landscapes in these photographs are nothing but painted backdrops.

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Fabulous fakery
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http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39845/sophia-anstice
Image URLs: 
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/224/george-grey-photographed-by-daniel-louis-mundy-0
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40478/as-a-young-woman
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40480/with-her-daughters
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2696/arthur-cook
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3129/gordon-forlong
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2564/rosaline-margaret-frank
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3055/james-hector-about-1863
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/467/fanny-rose-howie-with-her-sisters
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/663/thomas-mcdonnell-photographed-by-william-james-harding
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/671/douglas-mary-mckain
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/847/christopher-james-parr
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3278/jane-preshaw-about-1900
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1873/william-mein-smith
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2593/john-tiffin-stewart-and-his-son
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3141/john-weeks-1917