Genre, City Views, Professions, England, London, London, Matches, Streichhoelzer, Francis Wheatley
No title. Do you want any matches?
Hand-copper stipple engraving by Francis Wheatley (1747-1801)
Published in a series "The Cries of London"
Lodon, 1795
Original antique print
Print is trimmed to edges. Margins added. Image in good condition.
Image: 35,5 x 28,4 cm (ca. 14 x 11.2")
The 12 titles include “Milk below maids; Two bunches a penny primroses; Sweet China oranges; Do you want any matches?; New mackerel; Knives, scissors and razors to grind; Fresh gathered peas young hastings; Round and sound, five pence a pound duke cherries; Strawberrys scarlet strawberrys; Old chairs to mend; A new love song only ha’penny a piece; Hot spice gingerbread smoaking hot!”
peddlers, charlatans, street hawkers, milkmaids, and grocers who made their living on the city streets.
