| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Richard Dighton |
| Published | Drawn Etchs. & Pubd. by Richd. Dighton 1819 August. |
| Dimensions | Image 185 x 245 mm, Plate 218 x 268 mm, Sheet 273 x 370 mm |
| Notes |
A very rare caricature by Robert Dighton depicting the faces, heads and shoulders, and activities of 37 people including a man in the lower right looking through a telescope at the great comet of 1819 in the upper left. Only one other impression found in the Library of Congress. Richard Dighton (1795-1880) was best known for his numerous portraits of City and West End characters. Apprenticed in his father Robert Dighton's studio, he continued the production of full-length, profile etchings. He began his extensive series of City and West End characters in 1817, publishing over one hundred etchings during the next ten years. In 1828, Dighton ceased producing etchings and moved to the provinces - Cheltenham and Worcester - where he lived and worked over the next twenty years, before returning to London. BM Satires (unrecorded) Condition: Some light overall surface dirt, vertical creases in the centre of the sheet and upper left margin, lower edge of bottom of sheet folded over not affecting the image or plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £350.00 |
| Stock ID | 53367 |