The father of the Corporation of Oxford Omnibus Carus / [graphic]

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Title: The father of the Corporation of Oxford Omnibus Carus / [graphic]
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [March 1808]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
Abstract: "An elderly man stands in profile to the left, holding a looped tricorne in his left hand. He wears a small wig and a buttoned coat, with buckled shoes, his dress being plain, neat, and old-fashioned. He is William Fletcher (1739-1826), banker and bookseller of Oxford, Mayor of Oxford in 1782, 1796, and 1809."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Oxford bankers -- Mayor of Oxford.
Leaf 48 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.2 x 19.1 cm, on sheet 30.9 x 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.4 x 19.2 cm, on sheet 36 x 22 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English