Portrait of Ned Kelly

This is a fake "last portrait" of Ned Kelly fabricated by the Burman Studios. An earlier police photograph of Ned has been touched up to make him appear older and pasted onto a police photograph of James Nesbitt, a member of Captain Moonlite's gang. Close examination will show the thin line where the head of Kelly adheres to the body of Nesbitt.

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Date(s): 1880-07-15

Creator: Burman, William Insull, 1814-1890, photographer.

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