Robert Dighton - D4904
William Woodfall
by Robert Dighton
published 14 September 1792
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Portraits in Profile: the Dighton Family
Robert Dighton
1751-1814
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William Woodfall
(1746-1803), published 1792
The first parliamentary reporter. In 1774 Woodfall was employed
as printer and editor of the Morning Chronicle, a position which
he occupied until 1789. He then established the Diary which consisted
of a detailed report on each day's parliamentary debates; a process
aided by his remarkable and noted memory.
This is one of the earliest etchings by Robert Dighton, it shows an able draughtsmanship and delicate colouring.
