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Dighton, Robert (artist)

Representation of the rewards of male and female virtue and the consequences of vice. A man and a woman, each standing under the span of a pair of compasses within a circular border with letters; in the corner are scenes showing the miseries of vice. Lettered with title and 'Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure' and 'Prudence Produceth Esteem'.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Materials and techniques	Engraving, coloured by hand Engraving
Brief description	Engraving by unknown artist after Robert Dighton
Physical description	Representation of the rewards of male and female virtue and the consequences of vice. A man and a woman, each standing under the span of a pair of compasses within a circular border with letters; in the corner are scenes showing the miseries of vice. Lettered with title and 'Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure' and 'Prudence Produceth Esteem'.
Dimensions	Length: 23.8cm Height: 17.78cm Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
Marks and inscriptions	'Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure' 'Prudence Produceth Esteem'. (Lettered with title and)
Subjects depicted	Compass Man Woman
Associated object	E.4898-1960
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4899-1960

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O562669/print-dighton-robert/

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