Dighton etchings (volume 2)
57 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.
Stephen Kemble ('Hamlet in Scotland')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 6 December 1794
NPG D13335
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry ('Old Q-uiz the old goat of Piccadilly')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1796
NPG D10693
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk ('A view of Norfolk')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1796
NPG D13341
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1797
NPG D13345
Friedrich I, King of Württemberg ('A great personage')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 25 May 1797
NPG D13358
John Philip Kemble ('We serve a King whom we love - a God whom we adore')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published June 1799
NPG D10686
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 14 December 1799
NPG D10687
George Frederick Cooke as Richard III
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1800
NPG D13322
Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Bt ('The Steward of the course. Taken on the Race Ground, Brighton')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published December 1802
NPG D10946
William Dalrymple ('Agamemnon a great general, taken on the Steyne at Brighton')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1804
NPG D13324
John Penn ('A good old Penn, from the wing of a good old cock')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1804
NPG D13343
William Crowe ('A celebrated public orator')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published January 1808
NPG D13323
Mr Banks ('A view taken from Portland Place, Bath')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published January 1809
NPG D8721
Probably Lord Charles Henry Somerset ('A view of Somerset')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published December 1811
NPG D13349
Thomas Clark ('A gentle ride from Exeter 'Change to Pimlico')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published August 1812
NPG D10873
John Bellingham ('John Bellingham, taken at the Sessions House Old Bailey, May 15 1812')
by Denis Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1812
NPG D13317
probably by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
NPG D13333
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
NPG D13338
Sir Robert Bolton ('A view from the Horse Guards')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 16 July 1817
NPG D13359
Nathan Meyer Rothschild ('A view from the Royal Exchange')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published October 1817
NPG D13360
Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ('An illustrious visiter [visitor] from Hombourg')
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published March 1818
NPG D13332
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake ('A view of a lake')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published May 1818
NPG D13336
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, circa 1818
NPG D13340
Thomas Raikes ('One of the rake's of London')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published March 1818
NPG D13344
William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton ('A good whip')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1818
NPG D13348
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published July 1818
NPG D13353
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Master General of the Ordinance')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published August 1818
NPG D13354
William Arden, 2nd Baron Alvanley ('Going to White's')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published January 1819
NPG D13315
George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll ('A view of Argyle')
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published May 1819
NPG D13316
Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt ('A view in the Justice Room, Guildhall')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1819
NPG D13318
John Liston ('Mr Liston, in love law & physic')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published August 1819
NPG D13337
Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published December 1819
NPG D13361
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published January 1820
NPG D13321
probably Joseph Gascoigne ('An exotick at the Green House, Leadenhall Street')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published August 1820
NPG D13327
Samuel Gurney ('They'll be done, we are obliged to thee')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1820
NPG D13329
Thomas Richardson ('A friend in Lombard Street')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D13330
Sir John Hall ('Orange Boven')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published June 1820
NPG D13362
James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife ('A Discharg'd Fife-r')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 25 April 1821
NPG D13326
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) ('A View of Londonderry')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 21 July 1821
NPG D13339
Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury ('Elegant manners')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 1821
NPG D13347