John Standing, the Brighton Matchman, aged 77
Print
1829 (made)
1829 (made)
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Hand coloured etched portrait of an elderly matchseller holding a basket of matches and a walking stick, sketched from life, in Brighton on the sea-front. The bottom of the plate features three quatrains of verse about the subject, John Standing, and is lettered with the title.
Object details
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Title | John Standing, the Brighton Matchman, aged 77 (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Hand coloured etching |
Brief description | Hand coloured etching of a portrait with verse of John Standing, the Brighton Matchman, aged 77. Brighton, England, 1829. |
Physical description | Hand coloured etched portrait of an elderly matchseller holding a basket of matches and a walking stick, sketched from life, in Brighton on the sea-front. The bottom of the plate features three quatrains of verse about the subject, John Standing, and is lettered with the title. |
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Marks and inscriptions | The bottom of the plate features three quatrains of verse about the subject, John Standing, a matchseller from Brighton. |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Edith Jane Hipkins |
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Associated object | E.30-1946 (Pair) |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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Accession number | E.29-1946 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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