ID 992954
Lot 321 | DIGHTON, Richard (1795-1880)
Valeur estimée
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Characters at the West End of Town. London: Thomas M’Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1825.
A rare set of caricatures of West End characters, amusingly drawn and finely hand-coloured, caricaturing various figures of British society, including the Persian Ambassador. Richard Dighton was best known for his numerous portraits of City and West End characters. Apprenticed in his father Robert Dighton's studio, he continued with the production of full-length, profile etchings. He began his extensive series of City and West End characters in 1817, publishing over one hundred etchings during the next ten years. Bobins III, 852; Tooley 181.
Folio (357 x 256mm). Letterpress title, 40 engraved plates, coloured by a contemporary hand, on Whatman paper dated 1824 (closed marginal tear in plate 4, mostly marginal thumb marks to lower outer corners, occasional soiling). Rebound in handsome period style dark-red straight grained blind and gilt tooled morocco; original red morocco label on front cover.
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