A Jack in office [graphic]

Description

Title: A Jack in office [graphic]
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Published / Created: pub. Jany. 4th, 1793.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "An exciseman stands in profile to the left, his lower lip protruding grotesquely; his chest is much thrown out, right hand thrust under his coat, left arm behind his back. From his pocket protrudes an 'Excise Book'. His ink-bottle is attached to his coat; in it is a pen; another pen projects from his cocked hat. A dog (right) befouls his leg."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Excisemen -- Excise books -- Ink bottles.
Leaf 59 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 19.8 x 14.9 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads 1808.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 20.0 x 14.8 cm, on sheet 29 x 22 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English