Portrait of a female subject named 'Esther,' who during an neuropsychiatric experiment by French neurologist Jules Bernard Luys (1828 - 1897), displays an intense emotional reaction under exposure to essence of thyme, France, 1890. The caption under the photograph reads 'Ester sous l'action de l'essence de thym. Hallucinations terrifiantes.' Photography by Georges Luys (1870 - 1953).

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Size: 2564px × 4283px
Location: France
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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