 The family of four was moderately well off , and belonged to the lower end of the upper middle class . A nanny , a governess , and a cook to prepare special meals for Barker were hired . She spent much time in bed at home amusing herself with painting books and a nursery library that included the works of Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott – two artists who exerted strong influences on her later art . 
 The family of four was moderately well off , and belonged to the lower end of the upper middle class . A nanny , a governess , and a cook to prepare special meals for Barker <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> hired . She spent much time in bed at home amusing herself with painting books and a nursery library <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>included the works of Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott – two artists <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>exerted strong influences on her later art . 
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