The Contrast, 1780

Robert Dighton

Caption

Robert Dighton (British, 1752 –1814). The Contrast, 1780, 1780. Wood Engraving, Sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm) Image: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mable Haynes, 53.136.1.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Contrast, 1780

Date

1780

Medium

Wood Engraving

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm) Image: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)

Signatures

"R. Dighton delin" in plate l.l.

Inscriptions

"New York May 14" in ink verso c.r. "London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street & J. Smith No. 35 Cheapside as the Act directs 20 Sept 1780" in plate l.c.

Markings

Stamped "Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y." verso l.c.

Credit Line

Gift of Mable Haynes

Accession Number

53.136.1

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