The Persian Ambassador
Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
Catalogue
- Year
- 1815
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet, trimmed to plate: 29.8 × 26.1 cm (11 3/4 × 10 5/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Richard Dighton
Artist
Richard Dighton, was an English artist in the Regency period, best known for his many satirical profile portraits of contemporary London celebrities and characters.
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Portrait of Man in Black Coat and Blue and White Cravat
1835 · Watercolor and gouache, selectively varnished, on cream board
Sir James Stuart of Coltness
1833 · Gouache, with watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink, selectively varnished, on cream wove paper
A View of the Royal Exchange
1824 · etching, hand colored
The Hero of the Chase
1819 · etching, hand colored
Lord William Pawlett
1815 · Watercolor, selectively varnished, on ivory wove card, laid down on ivory wove card
Equestrian Portrait of Man in Profile
1815 · Watercolor with graphite, selectively varnished, on ivory wove paper
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- Richard Dighton
- Year
- 1815
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet, trimmed to plate: 29.8 × 26.1 cm (11 3/4 × 10 5/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1815-525593
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified