Figure 1.--Here we have the children of a well-to-do Melbourne family. This wonderful carte de visite portrait shows a nanny with four young boys. You can tell the lady is a nanny because she wears a kind of uniform. She clearly has a very close personsal relationship with the boys. The older boy is wearing a dark suit and has his derby hat on the floor. The three younger boys are dressed in light-colored knee pants outfits. Put your cursor on the imsge to zoom in.

Here we have the children of a well-to-do Melbourne family. This wonderful carte de visite portrait shows a nanny with four young boys. You can tell the lady is a nanny because she wears a kind of uniform. She clearly has a very close personsal relationship with the boys. The boys look to be about 3-9 years old. The older boy is wearing a dark suit and has his derby hat on the floor. The three younger boys are dressed in light-colored knee pants outfits. We believe there is some sailor stylig, but it is alittle difficult to tell. The youngest seems to be falling asleeping or probanly squirming about while lying back on the nanny's lap He is holding a straw hat. They were probably photographed during a summer vacation. The photographer is J.Sharp, Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. The portrait is dated on back -- 1872. The writing looks like 1872 to us, but the dealer seems to think it was 1892.

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