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1. A first rate man of war taken from the dock yard, Plymouth / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1809]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 8. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Admiral Sir George Young, in naval uniform, stands in profile to the left, slim and erect, heels together, hand on the hilt of his sword. He wears a cocked hat and high boots. His expression is firm, alert, benevolent."--British Museum catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 8 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Admiral Young" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Young, George, Sir, 1732-1810
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, and Admirals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A first rate man of war taken from the dock yard, Plymouth / [graphic]
2. A general view of Old England [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [September 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 71. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly general rides a high-stepping horse in profile to the left, posed like an equestrian statue. He wears a high cocked hat with cockade and plume; his sword-belt is buckled over his sash, which girds a heavy paunch. In his right hand is a cane. He is Lt.-General Richard England of Lifford, co. Clare, Colonel of the 5th Foot and Lt.-Governor of Plymouth, father of Sir Richard England (b. 1793). He was a veteran of the American War, and had been one of the first colonists of Western Upper Canada."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides, with minimal loss of image from right edge., Leaf 71 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads 1808.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- England, Richard, approximately 1750-1812
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, Horses, and Obesity
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A general view of Old England [graphic]
3. A noble aiddecamp [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- June 1804.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 68. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Petersham sits erect on his horse in profile to the right, a large cocked hat in his right hand, the arm, in a long wrinkled sleeve dropped by his side. A family likeness to his father is stressed by the similarity of pose, see British Museum Satires No. 10294. His shoulders are oddly drawn, his waist pinched."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Noble aide-de-camp
- Description:
- Title etched at bottom of image., Leaf 68 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Lord Petersham" in pencil in lower left corner.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton Junr., Charing Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Harrington, Charles Stanhope, Earl of, 1780-1851
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, Dandies, Horses, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A noble aiddecamp [graphic].
4. A noble commander from South Gloucester taken on the Steyne at Brighton / [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [December 1801]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 72. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A whole length portrait of a military officer standing in profile to the left holding papers in his (gloved) left hand; right hand behind his back. He wears a small pigtail, cocked hat, and sash. His sabre hangs very low, resting on the ground. He is Lord Berkeley (1745-1810), colonel of the South Gloucester Regiment (gazetted 14 Mar. 1794), see British Museum Satires No. 5140."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 72 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., Figure identified as "Lord Berkley" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet., and On verso is some arithmetic in pencil, beside which is written "3 plates" in ink.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Decr. 1801 by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Berkeley, Frederick Augustus Berkeley, Earl of, 1745-1810
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, and Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A noble commander from South Gloucester taken on the Steyne at Brighton / [graphic]
5. A noble general [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- June 1804.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 67. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Harrington, in uniform, slim and upright, sits his horse in profile to the right. A cane dangles from his right wrist. He has a leopard's skin saddle-cloth."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched at bottom of image., Leaf 67 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Earl of Harrington" in pencil at bottom of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton Junr., Charing Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Harrington, Charles Stanhope, Earl of, 1753-1829
- Subject (Topic):
- Generals, British, Horses, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A noble general [graphic].
6. A view from the Pump Room, Bath [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1809]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 58. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly man with an alert, wrinkled face, stands very erect in profile to the left, his hands resting on his cane. He wears an old-fashioned cocked hat with cockade, with white or powdered hair in a neat (military) pigtail; his long double-breasted blue coat has a small scarlet facing on the high collar; his shoes have large buckles. He is General Robert Donkin, father of Sir R. F. Donkin, died 1821, aged 94."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 58 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Genl. Donkin" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Donkin, Robert, 1727-1821
- Subject (Topic):
- Generals, British, Older people, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from the Pump Room, Bath [graphic]
7. A view of Somerset [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Decr. 1811.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 69. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duke of Somerset in military uniform rides in profile to the left. He wears a double-peaked cocked hat with plume. In the background is a camp with tiny soldiers being drilled."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge., and Leaf 69 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
- Subject (Name):
- Somerset, Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke of, 1775-1855
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, Military camps, and Horses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Somerset [graphic]
8. A view of a Temple near Buckingham [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- July 1811.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 76. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A caricature portrait of the Marquis of Buckingham (George Grenville Nugent Temple) walking in profile to the left. He wears military uniform with cocked hat and spurred Hessians, and is enormously obese, his sword-belt grotesquely clasped across his paunch. His hand is on the hilt of his sword. He was Lord Lieutenant of Bucks. Unlike other caricatures of Buckingham."--British Museum online catalogue and "George identified the subject as George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813) but it is, rather, his son Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, first duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776-1839), known until 1813 as Earl Temple."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 76 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., Watermark, trimmed: [E]dmeads 1808., and Figure identified as "Marquess Buckingham" in pencil at bottom of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
- Subject (Name):
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839 and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813,
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, and Obesity
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of a Temple near Buckingham [graphic].
9. English officer in his morning dress [art original]
- Creator:
- Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1767?]
- Call Number:
- 49 3641 Shelved as 49 2523
- Collection Title:
- Page 183. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- English officer in his morning dress / by Miss Conway
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility from note in ink on a four of hearts playing card (57 x 85 mm) mounted below drawing; alternative title and statement of responsibility written in pencil at top of image: English officer in his morning dress, by Miss Conway., A transformation card., Date inferred from the use of artist Anne Seymour Damer's maiden name Conway; she was married to John Damer in 1767., and Mounted on page 183 in a volume containing Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his Description of the villa of Horace Walpole (Hazen 2523) and his Catalogue of pictures and drawings in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry-Hill (Hazen 2619.4). Part of the collection: Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss Sebright, Miss Knight, Mrs. Damer, John Gooch, Samuel Lysons, Sir Edward Walpole, and Thomas Walpole (Hazen 3641).
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, and Ethnic stereotypes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > English officer in his morning dress [art original]