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Thomas Bish ('A view on Cornhill')
2 of 3 portraits of Thomas Bish
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Thomas Bish ('A view on Cornhill')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published September 1826
9 7/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (250 mm x 172 mm) plate size; 11 1/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. (287 mm x 208 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D13319
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- Richard Dighton (1795-1880), Portrait painter and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 313 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
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