"A whole length portrait of a military officer standing in profile to the left holding papers in his (gloved) left hand; right hand behind his back. He wears a small pigtail, cocked hat, and sash. His sabre hangs very low, resting on the ground. He is Lord Berkeley (1745-1810), colonel of the South Gloucester Regiment (gazetted 14 Mar. 1794), see British Museum Satires No. 5140."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 72 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., Figure identified as "Lord Berkley" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet., and On verso is some arithmetic in pencil, beside which is written "3 plates" in ink.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1801 by Dighton, Charg. Cross
Subject (Name):
Berkeley, Frederick Augustus Berkeley, Earl of, 1745-1810
