William Mellish. Coloured etching by Richard Dighton, 1822.

  • Dighton, Richard, 1795-1880.
Date:
July 29 1822
Reference:
664945i
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About this work

Description

Dealer in copper, cotton and government stock; director of the Bank of England. Facing left, holding race card and pencil.

Publication/Creation

[London] : pub.d by Richard Dighton as the Act directs, July 29 1822.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 24.7 x 17.5 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Drawn etch & pub.d by Richard Dighton as the Act directs. July 29 1822

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. X, no. 14417
Dennis Rose, Life, times, and recorded works of Robert Dighton (1752-1814): actor, artist, and printseller and three of his artist sons portrayers of Georgian pageantry and wit, [S.l.]: D. Rose, 1981, p. 43

Reference

Wellcome Collection 664945i

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  • album of 34 prints

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