A general view of Old England [graphic]

Description

Title: A general view of Old England [graphic]
Creator: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Published / Created: [September 1808]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Robert Dighton
Abstract: "An elderly general rides a high-stepping horse in profile to the left, posed like an equestrian statue. He wears a high cocked hat with cockade and plume; his sword-belt is buckled over his sash, which girds a heavy paunch. In his right hand is a cane. He is Lt.-General Richard England of Lifford, co. Clare, Colonel of the 5th Foot and Lt.-Governor of Plymouth, father of Sir Richard England (b. 1793). He was a veteran of the American War, and had been one of the first colonists of Western Upper Canada."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides, with minimal loss of image from right edge.
Leaf 71 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads 1808.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 502, purchased through Jarndyce; October 2020.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English