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Richard Dighton

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1961-105-104
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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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: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (14)

Portrait of Man in Black Coat and Blue and White Cravat

1835 · Watercolor and gouache, selectively varnished, on cream board

26.3 × 19 cm (10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sir James Stuart of Coltness

1833 · Gouache, with watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink, selectively varnished, on cream wove paper

27.3 × 22.4 cm (10 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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

Equestrian Portrait of Man in Profile

1815 · Watercolor with graphite, selectively varnished, on ivory wove paper

32.4 × 23.6 cm (12 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Persian Ambassador

1815 · Etching on paper

Sheet, trimmed to plate: 29.8 × 26.1 cm (11 3/4 × 10 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lord William Pawlett

1815 · Watercolor, selectively varnished, on ivory wove card, laid down on ivory wove card

18 × 12.7 cm (7 1/8 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boy in an Eton Collar

1815 · Watercolor, with graphite, selectively varnished, on cream wove paper

27.6 × 20.2 cm (10 7/8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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 View from St. Aldate's, Oxford

etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Citizen of the World

etching, hand colored

Cleveland Museum of Art

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 13 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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7 entries · 1 sources

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