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1. A celebrated public orator [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 55. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "William Crowe stands in profile to the right holding his mortar-board in his right hand, his left hand extended, slightly stooping, as if making a speech. He has short thick hair (or wig) and wears bands and cassock under his gown."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 55 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.8 x 20.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Mr. Crow" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Crowe, William, 1745-1829
- Subject (Topic):
- People associated with education & communication and Public speaking
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A celebrated public orator [graphic]
2. A celebrated public orator [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1808]
- Call Number:
- 808.01.00.02
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 55. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "William Crowe stands in profile to the right holding his mortar-board in his right hand, his left hand extended, slightly stooping, as if making a speech. He has short thick hair (or wig) and wears bands and cassock under his gown."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Watermark: H S & S., and Countermark: 182[?].
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Crowe, William, 1745-1829
- Subject (Topic):
- People associated with education & communication and Public speaking
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A celebrated public orator [graphic]
3. 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]
4. A noble student of Oxford [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 40. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait caricature of George Nugent Grenville when a student at Oxford, whole length, walking in profile to left, wearing academic gown and hat, tight jacket, breeches, glove on his right hand, holding another glove."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 40 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identifed as "Ld. G. Grenville" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
- Subject (Topic):
- Students
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A noble student of Oxford [graphic]
5. A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- May 1808.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 39. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall imposing man, wearing a clerical wig and bands, mortar-board, gown, and cassock, stands directed slightly to the left, head in profile, one gloved hand on his breast, the right arm hanging by his side."--British Museum online catalogue and "He is William Cleaver (1742-1815), Principal of Brasenose College 1785-1809, who continually lived there, giving it a (temporary) leadership in scholarship and discipline, according to De Quincey. He was Bishop of Chester 1787, Bangor 1800, St. Asaph 1806. ... He was Lord Grenville's tutor, and was active in his election (see British Museum Satires No. 11384)."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 39 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.9 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Bishop of Bristol" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Cleaver, William, 1742-1815
- Subject (Topic):
- College administrators
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].
6. A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- May 1808.
- Call Number:
- 808.05.00.02 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 39. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall imposing man, wearing a clerical wig and bands, mortar-board, gown, and cassock, stands directed slightly to the left, head in profile, one gloved hand on his breast, the right arm hanging by his side."--British Museum online catalogue and "He is William Cleaver (1742-1815), Principal of Brasenose College 1785-1809, who continually lived there, giving it a (temporary) leadership in scholarship and discipline, according to De Quincey. He was Bishop of Chester 1787, Bangor 1800, St. Asaph 1806. ... He was Lord Grenville's tutor, and was active in his election (see British Museum Satires No. 11384)."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Cleaver, William, 1742-1815
- Subject (Topic):
- College administrators
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].
7. A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [June 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 44. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall slim man stands in profile to the left, wearing a long gown over lay dress and holding out a round hat. He is sharp-featured, and wears (?) a wig simulating short natural hair with a curl at the neck."--British Museum online catalogue and "Identified as Samuel Kilner (1732-1815), Fellow of Merton till 1815, Sub-warden in 1814. He appears younger than his age."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 44 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.3 x 19.6 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Mr. Kilner" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 1808 by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Kilner, Samuel, 1732-1815
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].
8. A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [June 1808]
- Call Number:
- 808.06.00.02
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 44. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall slim man stands in profile to the left, wearing a long gown over lay dress and holding out a round hat. He is sharp-featured, and wears (?) a wig simulating short natural hair with a curl at the neck."--British Museum online catalogue and "Identified as Samuel Kilner (1732-1815), Fellow of Merton till 1815, Sub-warden in 1814. He appears younger than his age."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Figure identified by ms. note in contemporary hand in lower right corner of sheet., and Sheet numbered '63' by ms. note in upper right corner.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 1808 by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Kilner, Samuel, 1732-1815
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].
9. A view from Merton College, Oxford [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- June 1808.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 45. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young man in cap and gown over fashionable dress, with short but not cropped hair, walks in profile to the right, his arms by his sides, bending slightly forward. He is Winchcombe Hartley who matriculated 9 Dec. 1806, aged eighteen, and was a Fellow of Merton 1808-13."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 45 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Mr. Hartley" in pencil below plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Hartley, Winchcombe Henry Howard, 1788-1832
- Subject (Topic):
- Students
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Merton College, Oxford [graphic].