A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]

Description

Title: A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
Alternative Title: Hero of the turf and his agent
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [1806]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
Abstract: "A tall man in fashionable riding-dress stands in profile to the left, talking to a jockey; he holds a notebook and pencil in gloved hands. He wears a top-hat with deeply curved brim, voluminous swathed neckcloth and shirt-frill, single-breasted coat, with breeches and top-boots like those of the jockey. The latter wears a white jacket with pink sleeves and cap, and holds riding-whip and papers."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Leaf 21 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.5 x 19.9 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Figures identified as "Captn. Mellish & Buckle" in pencil below plate mark.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.5 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 36 x 27 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English