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Richard Dighton

British, 1795–1880

WA-00049443

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WikidataQ7325203

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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/34260
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Why this artist matters now

Richard Dighton, was an English artist in the Regency period, best known for his many satirical profile portraits of contemporary London celebrities and characters.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 11d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (8)

A View of the Royal Exchange

1824 · etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Standing Portrait of a Man, in Profile

1820 · Watercolor over graphite, heightened with gum arabic, on ivory wove card, tipped onto board

27.2 × 20.8 cm (10 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hero of the Chase

1819 · etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Man Wot Drives the Sovereign

1810 · pen and brown ink with brown wash

Sheet: 35.5 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A View of the Telegraph, Cambridge

1809 · etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ireland in Scotland, or a Trip from Oxford to the Land of Cakes

1807 · etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Citizen of the World

etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

A View from St. Aldate's, Oxford

etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (2)

8 published of 14 catalogued · 13 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 publishedof 7 catalogued6 img

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7 entries · 1 sources

A View from St. Aldate's, Oxford
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Citizen of the World
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A View of the Telegraph, Cambridge
1809 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A View of the Royal Exchange
1824 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ireland in Scotland, or a Trip from Oxford to the Land of Cakes
1807 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Man Wot Drives the Sovereign
1810 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Hero of the Chase
1819 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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