Victorian Postcard — ‘Les Premiers Pas’, a Toddler's First Steps

A Victorian chromolithograph postcard by artist Helen Jackson: on a sunlit brick porch, an older girl kneels to steady a laughing toddler through its first wobbling steps, a toy push-cart and pots of flowering plants close at hand. The card is titled ‘Les Premiers Pas’ — First Steps.

It's a tender sibling scene from the 19th-century postcard tradition — the French caption is part of the original edition, and the card suits celebrating a baby's first birthday or a new arrival in the family.