Dighton the Elder (Robert, 1752-1814) A collection of 19 early caricatures printed before 1802, including a slightly trimmed impression of Dighton's self-portrait holding a portfolio that reads "A Book of Heads", an early state of 'The Specious Orator' before additional letters, six caricatures with theatrical interest, one of Sarah Siddons, and other humorous caricatures of obese butchers and social satires, etchings, two duplicates, all but one with hand-colouring, on various papers, sheets approx. 205 x 155 mm. (8 x 6 in) to 340 x 290 mm. (13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in), occasional defects to sheets, some with light exposure lines and toning, all but 4 are unframed, circa 1794-1802; together with The Profane laying hands on the Over Righteous; a real Scene on Tower Hill, after Dighton, showing a Methodist preacher standing on a barrel with both arms out, his hat in one hand, one eye closed, while a press gang closes in on him, etching and engraving on laid paper without watermark, published by Robert Sayer [circa 1784]; and two hand-coloured mezzotints after Dighton watercolour designs, including 'Poor Jack' [BM Satires 7817], and 'The Lamplighter' [BM Satires undescribed], both impressions with severe loss, browning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1790-1791] (22) Provenance: Ex-collection of David Padbury
Dighton the Elder (Robert, 1752-1814) A collection of 19 early caricatures printed before 1802, including a slightly trimmed impression of Dighton's self-portrait holding a portfolio that reads "A Book of Heads", an early state of 'The Specious Orator' before additional letters, six caricatures with theatrical interest, one of Sarah Siddons, and other humorous caricatures of obese butchers and social satires, etchings, two duplicates, all but one with hand-colouring, on various papers, sheets approx. 205 x 155 mm. (8 x 6 in) to 340 x 290 mm. (13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in), occasional defects to sheets, some with light exposure lines and toning, all but 4 are unframed, circa 1794-1802; together with The Profane laying hands on the Over Righteous; a real Scene on Tower Hill, after Dighton, showing a Methodist preacher standing on a barrel with both arms out, his hat in one hand, one eye closed, while a press gang closes in on him, etching and engraving on laid paper without watermark, published by Robert Sayer [circa 1784]; and two hand-coloured mezzotints after Dighton watercolour designs, including 'Poor Jack' [BM Satires 7817], and 'The Lamplighter' [BM Satires undescribed], both impressions with severe loss, browning and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1790-1791] (22) Provenance: Ex-collection of David Padbury
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