Robert Dighton - I Say Nothing

I Say Nothing

Robert Dighton's original mezzoting, "I Say Nothing" portrays a somewhat devious looking character. Holding his hand to his face he gives the indication that he alone is in possession of some information that he certainly will not share. This original mezzotint was published in London around 1793. It bears the title, "I Say Nothing", the publisher's name and address, "Bowles & Carver", "No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, London", and publication number "386", along the lower margin. It represents a fine, original example of the protrait art of Robert Dighton and of late eighteenth century British satirical etching.

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I Say Nothing

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Robert Dighton (London, 1752 - 1814)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01.-		I Say Nothing by Robert Dighton	Original Mezzotint	c. 1793	Bowles & Carver, St. Paul's Church Yard, London
02.-		Tippy Bob The Natty Crop by Robert Dighton	Original Mezzotint	c. 1793	Bowles & Carver, St. Paul's Church Yard, London

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Richard Dighton (London, 1795 - 1880)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01.-		A London Nuisance: Plate 6: An Unlucky Hit by Richard Dighton	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1821	Published by Thomas McLean, Haymarket, London for the series: A London Nuisance
02.-		A View on The Royal Exchange (Richard Thornton) by Richard Dighton	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1823	Published by Richard Dighton, London	Sold
03.-		A London Nuisance: Plate 3: One of the by Richard Dighton Advantages of Oil over Gas	Original Etching	1821	Published by Thomas McLean, Haymarket, London for the series: A London Nuisance
04.-		A London Nuisance: Plate 1: Passing a Mud Cart by Richard Dighton	Original Etching	1821	Published by Thomas McLean, Haymarket, London for the series: A London Nuisance

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Title:	I Say Nothing
Artist:	Dighton, Robert (London, 1752 - 1814)
Date:	c. 1793
Medium:	Original Mezzotint
Publisher:	Bowles & Carver, St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Note:	Robert Dighton: A late eighteenth and early nineteenth century satirical etcher and caricaturist, Robert Dighton was responsible for introducing a more realistic, less biting form of portrayal that came to be a leading element in Regency and early Victorian era satire. His style and method stretched far into the nineteenth century as all three of his sons (Denis Joshua and Richard Dighton) successfully followed in their father’s footsteps. In a way, Robert Dighton and his sons were the precursors to the Vanity Fair style of the late nineteenth century.
	Robert Dighton began exhibiting his etchings in 1769 at the Free Society of Artists and also exhibited at the Royal Academy, from 1775 to 1799. From 1774 to 1795, Dighton worked as the primary designer for the published mezzotints of Carrington Bowles and Samuel Carver. Robert Dighton's drawings were then engraved in mezzotint by unknown artists and sold in both plain and hand-coloured impressions. This original mezzotint, entitled, "I Say Nothing", was issued by this publisher around 1793. In 1793, Robert Dighton also began both etching and publishing his best known etchings, "Collection of Portraits of Public Characters", which proved to be a great success for almost two decades.
	One interesting and somewhat embarrassing incident in Robert Dighton's life took place at the British Museum. On the pretext of studying the etched art of Rembrandt and other old masters in the British Museum, Richard Dighton would, on a number of occasions, wait for an unsuspecting moment and substitute his own copies for the valuable etchings. The ruse was eventually discovered and Dighton returned the etchings to their rightful place. Today the art of Robert Dighton will be found in such major collections as the Ashmolean Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and (yes) the British Museum.
Size:	6 X 4 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on late eighteenth century wove paper as published by Bowles & Carver around 1793 and with margins extending well past the plate-mark on all sides. Bearing the title, "I Say Nothing", the publisher's name and address, "Bowles & Carver", "No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, London", and publication number "386", along the lower margin. In good condition throughout. "I Say Nothing" represents a fine, original example of the art of Robert Dighton and of late eighteenth century English satirical etching.
Subject:	Robert Dighton, "I Say Nothing", original mezzotint, Bowles & Carver, sons Richard, Denis and Joshua, devious looking character, Masters of Caricature.
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