Studio portrait of a fashionable young woman. Melbourne, c.1875.

Albumen print photograph with hand colouring, carte de visite format, 101 x 62 mm (mount); recto and verso with imprint of ‘F. Hasler, Artist Photographer, 96 Elizabeth St., Melbourne’; both the print and mount are in fine condition.

A lovely profile portrait of a young lady wearing a flamboyant hat. She strikes a pensive pose, resting her chin on her hand right hand as if pausing to reflect on something she has just read in the book she holds on her knee.