| Title: |
A View on The Royal Exchange (Richard Thornton) |
| Artist: |
Dighton, Richard (London, 1795 - 1880) |
| Date: |
October, 1823 |
| Medium: |
Original Hand-Coloured Etching |
| Publisher: |
Richard Dighton, London |
| Note: |
The Golden Age of English satirical art began in the late eighteenth
century with the etchings of Thomas Rowlandson and James Gillray and ended
in the mid 1830's with the etchings of William Heath and George Cruikshank.
After that time the emerging morals of Victorian society put an end to
such forms of always exuberant and often outrageous compositions. During
its height many artists supplied the London print sellers with their satirical
etchings and caricatures. A father and son, the Dightons, were major contributors. |
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Richard Dighton trained in London under his father, Robert
Dighton (1752-1814).
Both father and son were popular etchers in the English satirical tradition.
Unlike their contemporaries, however, their compositions are distinguishable
by a more gentle and less critical brand of caricature. With the emphasis
applied more to character the Dightons have often been seen as precursors
of the Vanity Fair style of the late nineteenth century. |
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Richard Dighton published his first etching in 1815. By 1828 he had created
over one hundred works of art in this medium. At that date he ceased etching
and moved to the provinces, settling in both Cheltenham and Worcester.
Over the next twenty years Dighton worked mainly as a watercolor portraitist.
After 1835 he again produced original prints, this time in the medium of
lithography. |
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A View on The Royal Exchange portrays Richard Thornton, Nicknamed (Dirty Dick) stands in profile to the right,
wearing a top hat, double-breasted tailcoat, riding breeches and boots.
Thornton, 1776 - 1865, was renowned in London as a businessman with a history
of daring speculations and somewhat suspect dealings. He died a Millionaire. The National Portrait Gallery, London includes an impression of this original etching in its permanent collection, Reference Collection NPG D13533. |
| Raisonne: |
M. Dorothy George, Catalogue of Political and Personal
Satire, The British
Museum, London, 1952, Vol. X, pp. 379 & 380. |
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M. Dorothy George, Catalogue # 14532A, First State of Two. (In the second
state, the title was altered to, A View on the Baltic Walk. This original
impression entitled A View on The Royal Exchange, therefore,
comes from the first publication in October of 1823.) |
| Size: |
10 1/4 X 6 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height
preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Condition: |
Printed on 19th century wove paper and with margins extending well beyond the plate-mark on all sides as published in London in 1823. This impression is a first state of two' printed on 19th century wove paper as published by Richard Dighton in 1823. Bearing the artist's name and date "Drawn Etchd. & Pubd. the Act directs by Richard Dighton, Oct. 1823" within the image, just below Thornton's boots, and also bears the title "A View on The Royal Exchange" under the image. Slight foxing appears in some sections of the image. Else, it is in good condition throughout, with strong unfaded hand colouring. A View on The Royal Exchange (Richard Thornton) represents a prime, original example of the early nineteenth century satirical art of Richard Dighton. |
| Price: |
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