Studio portrait of an adolescent girl with bottle curls. Sydney, circa 1870.

Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 104 x 64 mm (mount); verso with imprint of ‘B. C. Boake. From Freeman Bros. Photographer. 330 George St. Sydney. (over Mr. Jones, Jeweller &c.)’; a strong print with excellent clarity; the print and mount are both in very good condition.

A lovely full-length portrait by Irish-born photographer Barcroft Capel Boake. Boake had established himself as a photographer in Melbourne between 1858 and 1862 before relocating to Sydney, where he worked for Freeman Bros. for several years. He then branched out on his own once again: his studio at 330 George Street was active during the decade 1867-77.