A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].

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Description

Title
A view from Merton College Oxford [graphic].
Creator
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, publisher.
Published / Created
[June 1808]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. June 1808 by Dighton, Charg. Cross
Abstract

"A tall slim man stands in profile to the left, wearing a long gown over lay dress and holding out a round hat. He is sharp-featured, and wears (?) a wig simulating short natural hair with a curl at the neck."--British Museum online catalogue

"Identified as Samuel Kilner (1732-1815), Fellow of Merton till 1815, Sub-warden in 1814. He appears younger than his age."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Figure identified by ms. note in contemporary hand in lower right corner of sheet.
Sheet numbered '63' by ms. note in upper right corner.
Provenance
Arts of the Book, SML, Yale University ;
Extent
1 print : plate mark 27.3 x 19.9 cm, on sheet 31 x 24 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
808.06.00.02
Collection Title
Leaf 44. Characatures by Dighton.
Collection Date
[England], [not before 1812]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1808
Etchings England London 1808
Material
etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Kilner, Samuel, 1732-1815
Subjects
Kilner, Samuel, 1732-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1808
England > London > 1808

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9145857
Object ID (OID)
11134735

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