Mr. Prout's Class

School playground in the village. France, 1880. A black and white school photo taken in 1880. The whole picture is in black and white and gray. It looks like a vintage photograph in the style of Nadar. The pupils are 5-year-old mischievous boys schoolchildren. They are arranged as in a school photo. They are facing the photographer, looking straight right in front of them. They are wearing the school uniform of the time, with a small hat. There are 10 schoolchildren. One pupil is pinching another. One pupil is holding a small box with a frog inside. A schoolboy in the center of the photo is holding a slate with “Mr. Prout's Class of 1905” written on it. The schoolteacher is standing and posing for the photo. He is wearing small glasses. He has a mustache and looks arrogant and pedantic. He has a big belly. A child is making a face behind the schoolteacher's back.