Richard Dighton
(1795-1880), Portrait painter and caricaturistSitter associated with 1 portrait
Artist associated with 313 portraits
Richard Dighton was best known for his numerous portraits of City and West End characters. Apprenticed in his father Robert Dighton's studio, he continued the production of full-length, profile etchings. He began his extensive series of City and West End characters in 1817, publishing over one hundred etchings during the next ten years. In 1828, Dighton ceased producing etchings and moved to the provinces - Cheltenham and Worcester - where he lived and worked over the next twenty years, before returning to London. He focused his attention primarily on watercolour portraits and, from 1835, lithographic portraits.
by Richard Dighton
watercolour, 1815-1820
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by Richard Dighton
etching, circa 1815-1816
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Sir James Steuart Denham, 8th Bt
by Richard Dighton
watercolour, 1836-1837
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Unknown man, formerly known as Richard Dighton
attributed to Richard Dighton
watercolour
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by Robert Laurie, published by William Richardson, after Richard Dighton
mezzotint, published 10 July 1779
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by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1815-1827
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James Henry Monk ('A view from Trinity Chapel, Cambridge')
by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1815-1816
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Sir Isaac Pennington ('A walk from Bridge Street to St John's Hall')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1815
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Charles Simeon ('A View from St Mary's Church, Cambridge')
by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1815
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Charles Simeon ('A View from St Mary's Church, Cambridge')
by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1815
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John Keate ('A View taken at Eaton')
by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, circa 1816
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by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published January 1816
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by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1816
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by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1816
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'A view taken in Hyde Park' (Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1817
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Thomas Hall ('Sell and repent')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 29 November 1817
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Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone ('A view in Lothbury')
probably by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
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probably by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
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Arthur Moyses William Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys ('A view of Hill near Downshire')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1817
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Arthur Percy Upton ('Up-Town')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1817
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Related People
- Denis Dighton (brother)
- Joshua Dighton (son)
- Robert Dighton (father)
- Robert Dighton Jr (brother)
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