Robert Dighton (45 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Dighton, Robert (illustrator). this is NOT a Book, "Women and wine game and deceit make the wealth small and the want great", "What maintains one vice would bring up two children", Reproduced on Franiscarn Masterpiece Keramos, 12 inches x12 inches, Original Box in Good shape with wear and cover soiling, 2 Page Flyer 12x12 with light edge wear, this is NOT a Book.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size: Mount 28 x 36 cm (will fit a 14 x 11 inch standard frame), print inside mount window 21.5 x 28 cm Condition: Print in excellent condition, mild age toning, mount new. Robert Dighton, a London portrait painter and caricaturist, was a colourful character. In 1806 it was discovered that some of his stock had been stolen from the British Museum. Dighton escaped prosecution but was forced to lie low in Oxford until the scandal had died down. While there he sketched and etched a series of caricatures of local worthies, of which this is one. Returning to London in 1810 he continued his trade there, passing on his skills to a dynasty of Dightons. This print is a portrait of Dr Robert Eveleigh, Provost of Oriel College Oxford at the time it was made. It is on laid paper of the period and has original hand colour. A very nice copy. Dighton's caricatures are on the whole gentler than his contemporaries Gilray and Cruikshank, and this one is a charming evocation of academia.

Tapa blanda. Condition: Muy bien. Primera edición. John Cheever; Sheldon Wax; Stan Dryer; Ralph Schoenstein; Jean Shepherd; Thomas Mario; U.S. Senator J. William Fulbrisht; Robert L. Green; Newton Minow; Shel Silverstein; Damon Knight; Len Dighton; Arthur Knight and Hollis Alpert. Buen ejemplar. 202pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. DIGHTON, Robert. A Walk from Bridge Street to St John's Hall (Sir Isaac Pennington, Regius Professor of Physics, Cambridge). London (or Brighton), published 1815. Etching with original hand colouring, 345 × 240 mm (paper size), printed on wove paper. states in the plate lower centre: Drawn Etch'd & Pub. by R. Dighton. 1815. paper toned at the edges from old mount, a few pin sized holes at lower edge, minor handling creases; side edges have been trimmed. A full-length walking profile of Sir Isaac Pennington (1745-1817), the celebrated Cambridge physician and Regius Professor of Physic, shown striding along the pavement in dark coat, breeches, and top hat, holding his hat and cane behind his back. The title alludes to Pennington's daily walk from his house in Bridge Street to St John's Hall. Executed in Robert Dighton's distinctive manner, the etched outline has been worked on by him with delicate hand-tinting in grey, brown and flesh tones. Although the National Portrait Gallery lists its impression under Richard Dighton (1752-1880), the inscriptional formula ? "Drawn Etch'd & Pub. by R. Dighton" ? and the 1815 date identify this as one of Robert Dighton's final works, probably drawn in 1814 and issued shortly after his death. The British Museum catalogue (BM Satires 12579) now attributes the plate correctly to Robert Dighton, whose "walking portraits" of Cambridge and Brighton figures form the last phase of his career. A rare late, posthumous work by Robert Dighton, recorded examples in the British Museum and National Portrait Gallery, London.

Colored Etching. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hand coloured etching of Dr David (later John) Hughes, Principal of Jesus College (1754-1817). drawn, etched and published by Dighton, Charing Cross May 1808. Some soiling, spotting, edgewear. [774] Size: 345mm. x 265mm.

Colored Etching. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hand coloured etching of Dr Henry Kett, Fellow of Trinity College (1761-1825). published by Dighton, Charing Cross June 1807, and lettered Dighton Fecit in plate. Some soiling, spotting, edgewear, inked 'Dr Kett' bottom right. [774] Size: 345mm. x 265mm.

34x24 cm. Hand-colored etching of an officer in the British Army. Trimmed and mounted. Very light soiling in margins, pinhole at right side of image. This appears to be a later issue from a series of prints first done in 1804. The early issues had a date in the title (See copy on the Royal Academy of Arts web site) and a slightly different depiction of the ground (rounded here, straighter on earlier imprint).

Condition: Fine. Hand-Colored (300 x 234mm) print of Stephen Kemble in the role of Hamlet, drawn and etched by Robert Dighton and signed by Kemble in red ink, lower right. "The enormously fat Stephen Kemble, as Hamlet, gesticulates, right arm extended, left arm thrown back, fingers (very large) pointing awkwardly; his head is turned in profile to the left. He wears quasi-contemporary dress, much dishevelled, with a star and ribbon from which hangs the elephant of the Danish order. Beneath the title: 'A Large manager in a Great Character . . . . . . that I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well; they imitated humanity so abominably. 6 December 1794. Drawn & Etchd by R Dighton. 12 Charing Cross Pubd Decr 6t 1794.' (M. Dorothy George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum, VII, 1942) An excellent example, with wide margins and superb color, bright and fresh. BM1935,0522.17.3. George Stephen Kemble (1758-1822) was a theater manager, actor, and writer, and a member of the famous Kemble family (his sister was the actress Sarah Siddons). On 24 September 1783 he made his London début, as Othello, at Covent Garden. For fifteen years. Kemble managed the Theatre Royal, in Newcastle. His final performance was as the Miller in The King and the Miller of Mansfield, by Robert Dodsley, on 26 April 1820. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books and prints in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Hand-coloured etching, good margins, Edmund Kean [1787-1833] played in Howard Payne's 'Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin', was first performed at Drury Lane on 3 December 1818.

Hand-coloured etching, good margins, some creasing, slight foxing, right top corner missing, not affecting image, Lord Harrington [1753-1829] became a General in 1803, and was Colonel of the 1st Life Guards and Gold Stick from 1792 to his death.

Hand coloured portrait of Mr Baxter. Reads: Drawn Etch'd & Pubd. by Dighton. 6. Charg. Cross. Jany. 1810. Shows Baxter full length, standing with his body turned to the left, not quite in profile. Very clean and fresh looking. According to the National Portrait Gallery Baxter was: Livery stable owner. Just one from a collection of 40 that Dighton published in the 1800s. This is sold in a frame, under glass. Can be sold without frame, if desired. Frame weight will affect cost of shipping. Area visible inside mount: 280 x 200 mm (11 x 7¾ inches). Entire item in frame: 430 x 320 mm (17 x 12½ inches). .

Condition: Good. Hand-colored etching. 28 x 21 cm (sheet). Good, stains along sheet edges and around the figure.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Hand coloured etching dated May 1809. James Wood (1760 - 1839) was Master of St. John's College Cambridge. He was a mathematician publishing 'The Principles of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy' in 1795He was a major benefactor of the College, bequeathing his library to St. John's. He was Dean of Ely 1820 -1839. Image is 28 x 20cm, and is mounted and framed.

Condition: Very good condition. Robert Dighton (1752-1814) British portrait painter, etcher & caricaturist. Hand colored engraving depicting the famous jockey Francis Buckle and Colonel Mellish, the jockey in pink and white, his agent in blue and white with tall black hat. With "Drawn, Etched & Pub. by R. Dighton", Char l Cross 1806" below the 2 figures, and Mellish and Buckle written in contemporary hand at the extreme lower right. Buckle was a distinguished jockey, having won nine Oaks and 27 Classic wins, an astonishing record which would not be defeated for 150 years! 8 x 11" paper size.

Condition: Good. Handcoloured etching.37 x 26.5cm. sheet size. Creases in right margin. Robert Dighton's "A Celebrated Public Orator" is a hand-colored etching from January 1808 depicting the Reverend William Crowe (1745-1829), a noted poet, divine, and public orator at Oxford.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.Yale University . Lewis Walpole LibraryCall Number 808.01.00.02.

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Robert Dighton was the founder of the Dighton family, which was at the forefront of English caricature for a hundred years. An accomplished portrait painter and etcher, Dighton exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 until 1773. In addition, he periodically exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1793, he published a "Collection of Portraits of Public Characters." The success of this work caused Dighton to focus exclusively on caricature. His realistic, less exaggerated style paved the way for later Victorian caricaturists. In spite of his success, Dighton appears to have been a man of questionable moral character. In 1806, the British Museum discovered that Dighton had been stealing works from their print room and replacing them with copies. Unframed. Light offsetting verso that shows through faintly, else Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Duke of Grafton" 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Lieutenant-General Donald Macdonald (d. 1812). Unframed. Light offsetting verso that shows through slightly, else Near Fine 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). John Moore (1730-1805), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783-1805. Robert Dighton was the founder of the Dighton family, which was at the forefront of English caricature for a hundred years. An accomplished portrait painter and etcher, Dighton exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 until 1773. In addition, he periodically exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1793, he published a "Collection of Portraits of Public Characters." The success of this work caused Dighton to focus exclusively on caricature. His realistic, less exaggerated style paved the way for later Victorian caricaturists. In spite of his success, Dighton appears to have been a man of questionable moral character. In 1806, the British Museum discovered that Dighton had been stealing works from their print room and replacing them with copies. Unframed. Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Dr. Moore" 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815). Robert Dighton was the founder of the Dighton family, which was at the forefront of English caricature for a hundred years. An accomplished portrait painter and etcher, Dighton exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 until 1773. In addition, he periodically exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1793, he published a "Collection of Portraits of Public Characters." The success of this work caused Dighton to focus exclusively on caricature. His realistic, less exaggerated style paved the way for later Victorian caricaturists. In spite of his success, Dighton appears to have been a man of questionable moral character. In 1806, the British Museum discovered that Dighton had been stealing works from their print room and replacing them with copies. Unframed. Light offsetting verso that shows through faintly, else Fine 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Richard Vaughn (1789 or 1790-1822), "Hell-Fire-Dick," was the driver of a coach, the Cambridge Telegraph, and was a popular figure amongst the Cambridge fraternity. He fell out of his gig and was killed at the age of thirty-two Robert Dighton was the founder of the Dighton family, which was at the forefront of English caricature for a hundred years. An accomplished portrait painter and etcher, Dighton exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 until 1773. In addition, he periodically exhibited at the Royal Academy. In 1793, he published a "Collection of Portraits of Public Characters." The success of this work caused Dighton to focus exclusively on caricature. His realistic, less exaggerated style paved the way for later Victorian caricaturists. In spite of his success, Dighton appears to have been a man of questionable moral character. In 1806, the British Museum discovered that Dighton had been stealing works from their print room and replacing them with copies. Unframed. Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Dick Vaughn" 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches. 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches. John Eveleigh (1748-1814) was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford. Unframed. Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Dr. Eveleigh".

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Unframed. Offsetting verso that shows through slightly, else Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Dr. Wood" 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Sir Brook Watson, (1735-1807), merchant and official, initially went to sea but lost his leg to a shark in Havana. He then served in the army as a commissary and was a member of the original committee of Lloyds in 1772, later serving for ten years as its chairman. He was also MP for the City of London from 1784 to 1793 and became Lord Mayor of London in 1796. Unframed. Light offsetting verso that shows through faintly, else Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Brook Watson" 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

Condition: Good. Handcoloured etching. 26.3 x 19cm. Diagonal cuts in upper corners. By and published by Robert Dightonhand-coloured etching, published January 180911 1/8 in. x 8 in. (283 mm x 203 mm)UK National Portrait Gallery: Reference Collection NPG D8860: Sir George Young (1732-1810), Admiral.

Condition: Good. Handcoloured etching. 27 x 20cm. MattedRef: Yale Library:Lewis Walpole Library Call Number Quarto 75 D569 812; National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D13474. "Dr. Barnes, wearing cap and gown, a clerical wig, and bands, stands in profile to the right. He is tall, with a fierce Punch-like profile. A second imprint is etched in reversed characters in the shadow at his feet: 'Whitt . . . N° 31 Shoe La[ne], London'."--British Museum online catalogue "Francis Barnes, D.D., Master of Peterhouse from 1788, was Knightsbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy from 1813 to 1838, but gave no lectures. He was 'a disreputable survival from the eighteenth century'. Winstanley, 'Early Victorian Cambridge', 1940, pp. 80, 175."--. From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr (1926-2014) , the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

Condition: Good. Color aquatint. 34 x 24cm. sheet size. Creasing. Caricature portrait of the Rev. Henry ('Horse') Kett, Fellow of Trinity College (1761-1825). Lettered with title and 'Dighton Fecit. pubd. June, 1807, by Dighton, Charg Cross'. V&A ACCESSION NUMBERE.4-1954.

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches. 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches. William Fletcher (1739-1826) was a banker, a bookseller and mayor of Oxford. Unframed. Light offsetting verso that faintly shows through; else Fine. Contemporary ink inscription: "Alderman Fletcher".

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Angelica Catalini (1780-1849) was one of the leading sopranos of the day. Unframed. Some barely perceptible spotting, offsetting verso that shows through slightly, else Fine 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size). Sir David Dundas (1735-1820) was considered a military genius, and served as Commander in Chief of the British Forces from 1809-1811. He was the author of "Rules and Regulations for His Majesty's Forces and Rules and Regulations for the Cavalry", which introduced the theory of strategy based on the Prussian tactics of the school of Frederick the Great. Unframed. Light offsetting verso that shows through faintly, else Fine 1 vols. 13 x 9-3/4 inches (sheet size).

Condition: Good. 2 sheets each with 8 small handcolored etchings of one or two children playing. Sheet sizes 34.6 x 21.7cm. Very rare.Similar to OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:463706573; BnF, Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb35490436q.