Daniel Alder. Coloured etching by Richard Dighton, 1817.

  • Dighton, Richard, 1795-1880.
Date:
1823
Reference:
664938i
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About this work

Description

Alder is identified in the British Museum catalogue as an indigo broker of 6 Lawrence Pountney Lane

Publication/Creation

[London] : pub'd as the Act directs by Rich.d Dighton, 1823.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 26.3 x 18.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

"I believe I'm right". Drawn etch'd pub'd as the Act directs by Rich.d Dighton. 1823 Graffito in background in reverse: Hughes, Lombard St., Fleet St. In background as spoken by Alder, "Y.C. tallow 60/-", i.e. yellow candle tallow 60 shillings

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. X, no. 14537
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 664938i

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  • album of 34 prints

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