Marguerite Agniel posing resting on her shoulders with her legs right over her head, wearing a silver two-piece costume and matching turban, in a photographic studio.

Date:: 1929

Reference:: 540315i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

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Collection contents

The Fallaize Collection.
- Marguerite Agniel.
  - Marguerite Agniel posing resting on her shoulders with her legs right over her head, wearing a silver two-piece costume and matching turban, in a photographic studio.540315i

About this work

Description

Agniel is also seen, in the same costume, in 539793i-539795i

Publication/Creation

1929.

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Contributors

Fallaize, Edwin Nichol, 1877-1957former owner

Lettering

Accompanying typewritten text describes the benefits of this exercise Bears number: 45

Notes

Photograph attributed to J. de Mirjian

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

References note

Reproduced: M. Agniel, The art of the body, London, 1931, Plate LXI, f.p.110, The final stage of the inverted exercises

Reference

Wellcome Collection 540315i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.