Balancing (with Wounded Cheek), Old Snapshot Photo gold and black\ as is very much the

as is very much the case with this 1826 copy of Murray's English Grammar Simplified

some scuffs and stains

and perhaps the shade of a few leafy branches overhead

This does not stand up on its own

combined with these gloriously long black horsehair bristles

Balancing (with Wounded Cheek), Old Snapshot Photo gold and black\ as is very much theI love the moment captured here, I presume capturing a son balancing for a fleeting moment on the feet of his father, but what really makes it for me is the big bandage taped to the cheek of the father, as if this balancing act were only the latest in a series of attempted backyard feats! Perfect. 5 1 4" x 3 1 2". Glossy print with black perimeter frame part of photo. Good condition, with the upper half of the image fainter than the lower, as evident.