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John Standing, the Brighton Matchman, aged 77

Print
1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.875in
  • Width: 5.25in
Dimensions taken from 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.
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
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.29-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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