John Bellingham taken at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, May 15th, 1812 / [graphic]

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Title: John Bellingham taken at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, May 15th, 1812 / [graphic]
Creator: Dighton, Denis, 1792-1827, printmaker, artist
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, publisher.
Published / Created: May 16th, 1812.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. as the act directs by Dighton, Spring Gardens
Abstract: Three-quarter length portrait of John Bellingham, assassin of the Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, standing in profile to the right, holding an open letter in his left hand and his right hand on the rail
Description: Title etched below image.
Publisher identified as Robert Dighton in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0308.103.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Leaf 15 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 29.8 x 21.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English