John Standing, The Brighton Matchman, Aged 81. [&] Marg.t Standing, Aged 67, Wife of John Standing, (The well known Brighton Matchman.)
Sketch'd from the life & Etched by J. Bruce 1829. [&] Sketch'd from the life & Publish'd by J. Bruce. [n.d., c.1829] Pair of etchings with hand colour. Each sheet c.175 x 130mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed within plate, laid on album paper. Charming caricatures of a renowned local match-seller and his invalid wife who had one eye, one leg and one toe, from a series of Brighton characters by John Bruce (c.1815 - 1830; fl.)
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