The Match Woman & the Muffin Man by John Dempsey - Place Mat aliceinwonderland and Max Showalter

and Max Showalter

The painting was extremely controversial when first exhibited because of its realistic depiction of a carpentry workshop with shavings on the floor

Jean Peters

nestles in a fertile valley flanked by arid mountains

sweeping flow lines are crossed in places by much shorter lines

The Match Woman & the Muffin Man by John Dempsey - Place Mat aliceinwonderland and Max ShowalterThis placemat is the perfect gift for anyone interested in old London history or John Dempsey. This image is from an impressive collection of watercolour images of English street people made by the itinerant English painter John Dempsey throughout the first half of the nineteenth century. The exhibition profiles the stories of town criers, match sellers, chimney sweeps, street food vendors, and numerous other characters populating the urban landscape