Iohn Doe & Richd. Roe, brothers in law [graphic]

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Title: Iohn Doe & Richd. Roe, brothers in law [graphic]
Alternative Title: John Doe & Richd. Roe, brothers in law
John Doe and Richd. Roe, brothers in law
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [6 November 1796]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Novr. 6, 1796, by Dighton, Char[in]g Cross
Abstract: "Two men, wearing patched and ragged clothes, stand together. One (left) stands full-face, arms folded, shoulders hunched, staring to the right with fierce despair. From his pocket issues a bulky document: 'By Law I'm Ruin'd quite'. The other (right) stands in profile to the left, his left hand in his coat-pocket from which hang papers inscribed: 'Spent all my Money & Lost my Cause'; 'Mortgage'; 'Officer's Fees'. He looks down with an expression of angry melancholy."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Law: legal fees.
Leaf 62 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 20.8 x 16.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 21.0 x 16.5 cm, on sheet 30 x 23 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English