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1. 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]
2. A gentle ride from Exeter 'Change to Pimlico [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [August 1812]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 6. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly man in profile to the right sits heavily on a horse which plods slowly with lowered head. He holds the single rein awkwardly; in his right hand is a cudgel. He wears old-fashioned dress with round hat and high-quartered buckled shoes with spurs. Identified as Thomas Clark of Exeter Change."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Gentle ride from Exeter Exchange to Pimlico
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 6 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.1 x 22.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Mr. Clark" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Clark, Thomas 1737-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Horses and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A gentle ride from Exeter 'Change to Pimlico [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 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].
5. 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]