Dighton etchings (volume 3)
44 Portraits in set
The National Portrait Gallery collection has over 500 prints and drawings by members of the Dighton family. One of the most notable artist dynasties of the Regency period, the Dightons established a tradition of humorous full-length portraits depicting well known characters of the day. The prints, both hand-coloured and 'plain', show members of the royal household, military, society, city and theatre and frequently employ titles punning the sitter's career.
George Augustus Quentin ('An officer of the 10th, or Prince of Wales's Hussars, taken from life')
by Robert Dighton Jr
hand-coloured etching, circa 1805
NPG D13395
Francis Forrester ('An officer of the 15th, or Kings Hussars. Taken from life')
by Robert Dighton Jr
hand-coloured etching, circa 1806
NPG D13387
Lee La Chamette ('A view from the Royal Exchange')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published October 1817
NPG D13365
Levi Barent Cohen or Mr Ripley
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 5 November 1817
NPG D13366
Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort ('A view taken in Hyde Park')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1817
NPG D13384
'Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a wood' (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
NPG D13399
Arthur Percy Upton ('Up-Town')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1817
NPG D13397
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published April 1818
NPG D8722
Samuel Samuel ('A great man on change')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published January 1818
NPG D13367
Mr Hilbers ('Very like a whale')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published February 1818
NPG D13368
'A contract' (Mr Damington; Mr Tremloe)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1818
NPG D13369
'A contract' (Mr Damington; Mr Tremloe)
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1818
NPG D13503
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake ('A view of a lake')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published May 1818
NPG D13391
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published July 1818
NPG D13398
Sir James Shaw ('A worthy alderman of London')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published October 1819
NPG D13370
Edward Hughes Ball Hughes ('The golden ball')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published May 1819
NPG D13389
Colonel Hylton Jolliffe ('The hero of the chase')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published May 1819
NPG D13390
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published October 1820
NPG D8757
Mr Bowden ('Is camomile a drug')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1820
NPG D13371
Sir William Curtis, 1st Bt ('A member of the corporation')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1820
NPG D13372
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published January 1820
NPG D13385
probably Joseph Gascoigne ('An exotick at the Green House, Leadenhall Street')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D13388
James Renant Syms ('A view from Guildhall to Cannon St.')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1821
NPG D10813
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1821
NPG D10949
Mr Mends ('"The market mends"')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published June 1822
NPG D13373
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 29 July 1822
NPG D13374
Prince Paul Esterházy ('A princely ambassador')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1822
NPG D13386
Richard Heals (Heale) ('"King Richard" - "The brokers friend"')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 15 April 1822
NPG D13392
'A view of Nugent' (George Nugent Grenville, Baron Nugent)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published July 1822
NPG D13393
Thomas Massa Alsager ('The mirror of the Times')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published August 1823
NPG D10808
James Curtis ('A view from the Old South Sea House')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published April 1823
NPG D13375
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published October 1823
NPG D13376
probably Andrew Cohen ('"Coffee's the thing! Go it ye tigers!"')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published November 1823
NPG D13377
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published November 1823
NPG D13378
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1823
NPG D13379
Daniel Alder ('"I believe I'm right"')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1823
NPG D13380
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published November 1823
NPG D13534
Richard Thornton ('A view on the Royal Exchange')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published October 1823
NPG D13396
Benjamin Bovill ('A view of Beau-ville')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1824
NPG D10806
Richard Mee Raikes ('Do you know Mee?')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published April 1824
NPG D10810