Mr. Braham in the character of Orlando

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Artist/Maker	Dighton, Robert (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait of John Braham tenor, as Prince Orlando in Thomas Dibdin's opera, The Cabinet. Lettered with title and 'to Mr Thos Dibdin (the author of the Cabinet &c) this Print is inscrib'd by his Friend - Robt Dighton. Drawn, Etch'd, & Pubd by Dighton, Charg Cross, march, 22nd, 1802'.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Mr. Braham in the character of Orlando (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching, coloured by hand Etching
Brief description	Print by Robert Dighton
Physical description	Portrait of John Braham tenor, as Prince Orlando in Thomas Dibdin's opera, The Cabinet. Lettered with title and 'to Mr Thos Dibdin (the author of the Cabinet &c) this Print is inscrib'd by his Friend - Robt Dighton. Drawn, Etch'd, & Pubd by Dighton, Charg Cross, march, 22nd, 1802'.
Dimensions	Height: 27.31cm Width: 19.69cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions	'to Mr Thos Dibdin (the author of the Cabinet &c) this Print is inscrib'd by his Friend - Robt Dighton. Drawn, Etch'd, & Pubd by Dighton, Charg Cross, march, 22nd, 1802' (Lettered with title and)
Subject depicted	Portraits
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.42-1954

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O587331/mr-braham-in-the-character-print-dighton-robert/

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