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Descriptions of Battles by Sea & Land, in Two Volumes, From the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea

Print
1801 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caricature of a naval and a military pensioner from Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital respectively. Lettered with title and 'Drawn, Etch'd & Pubd. by Dighton. 12. Charing Cross. March. 1801'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDescriptions of Battles by Sea & Land, in Two Volumes, From the Kings Library's at Greenwich & Chelsea (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching, coloured by hand
Brief description
Print by Robert Dighton
Physical description
Caricature of a naval and a military pensioner from Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital respectively. Lettered with title and 'Drawn, Etch'd & Pubd. by Dighton. 12. Charing Cross. March. 1801'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.23cm
  • Width: 17.46cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'Drawn, Etch'd & Pubd. by Dighton. 12. Charing Cross. March. 1801' (Lettered with title and)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.33-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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