Portraits by T. J. Nevin, 1860s-70s in Lucy Batchelor's family album

These carte-de-visite portraits taken in the late 1860s-1875 by Tasmanian photographer Thomas J. Nevin (1842-1923) were collected by Lucy Batchelor and placed in her family album which she dated 1892. The first three scans were submitted here courtesy of descendants Robyn and Peter Bishop in 2009. Each cdv was scanned from the original album leaf mounted in a gold cut-out frame.

Young man by Nevin 1870s

Above: unknown young man ca 1873, photographed in Nevin's studio at 140 Elizabeth St. Hobart Town. Stamped verso with his most commonly used commercial stamp.

Freemason 1870s by Nevin

Above: possibly a Freemason or a Loyal United Brothers Lodge member, as was Nevin, photographed in his studio. The man here is standing next to Nevin's big box tabletop stereograph viewer which features in several portraits by Nevin of clients and one of himself standing beside it.. Hand-tinted by subsequent owners of the carte. Verso is stamped with his most used commercial stamp.

Verso of baby with sprig by NevinBaby with sprig by Nevin

Above: unknown child with sprig of holly, photographed by Thomas Nevin mid1870s. Stamped verso with T. J. Nevin's government contractor colonial Royal Warrant. Hand-tinting with this red and green sprig motif appears in other cdv's by Thomas Nevin.

A few more  cartes-de-visite in this collection may also be the work of photographer Thomas J. Nevin from the late 1860s -1875.  The photographs of these two boys, are remarkably similar to Nevin's photograph of another boy from the Del Sarte family. 





These cdv's of boys perched on Nevin's plinth from Lucy Batchelor's album , and those below, are identifiable as his work in terms of his studio stamp on verso; the studio decor including the plinth, his slipper chair; his big box tabletop stereoscopic viewer; and by his characteristic methods of printing pasted to a plain buff mount, and hand-colouring of clothing etc.







Carte-de-visite portraits by Thomas J. Nevin, Tasmania, 1870s
Copyright © Lucy Batchelor Album 1892, in the private collection of Peter and Robyn Bishop 2009