"Maladies Parasitaires", alopecia areata Pelade.

This medical albumen photomicrograph is made by A. de Montméja and was published in Clinique photographique [de l'Hôpital de Saint-Louis]. A visual atlas of skin and venereal diseases by Dr. A. Hardy and Dr. A. Montméja.

Fascinating how visually beautiful an image of a disease can be!

Photographer's name 'A. de Montméja' and ‘Ad naturam phot. et pinx.’ printed on the recto.
Albumen print ca. 11,9 x 9 cm (24 x 30 cm mat)

A complete edition of this book is kept in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, see last image for reference only.