Figure 1.--An English dealer identifies this CDV portarait as the Karts Boy School. Have been unable ton find any inormation about the school and the dealer provided no other information. It is interesting because it is clearly a very early portrait, we think from the late-1860s, perhaps the early-70s. This is a period for which we don't have all that many English school images. While we have no informron bout the school, the date and the ages can be deduced as well as their economic situation. You can see enlargements of the left center, and right for more detail.

An English dealer identifies this CDV portarait as the Karts Boy School. Have been unable ton find any inormation about the school and the dealer provided no other information. It is interesting because it is clearly a very early portrait, we think from the late-1860s, perhaps the early-70s. This is a period for which we don't have all that many English school images. While we have no information about the school, the date and the ages can be deduced as well as their economic situation. The fact that many of the tounger boys are wering long pants, strongly suggests the 1860s. And the fact that the boys are well dressed shows that it was a private school with boys coming from families in confortable circumstances. , All of this leads us to believe that it was a private school, preumably a prep school. The boys look to be about 8-13 yers of old preparung for one of Britain's public (elite private boarding) schools. There is no uniform, but the boys are all wearing suits. The school may have been in the Leicestershire region. One the bcknof the ccard is a boy try to write his name and in clear writing 'C.E. Bnton' We are not sure if that is thecname of one of the boys or possiblt the photypgrpher. There is no printed information, often a indicator of an early CDV.

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