A Hero of the Turf and His Agent (Primary Title)

Robert Dighton, English, 1752 - 1814 (Artist)

1821 or later
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored etching on wove paper with a watermark: H S & S 1821
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 10 9/16 in. (34.45 × 26.83 cm)
Plate: 10 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (27.62 × 20 cm)
Mount (mat): 22 × 16 in. (55.88 × 40.64 cm)
85.1326
Not on view
Printed within image lower center: Drawn Etch'd & Pubd by Dighton. Charg Cross. 1806. Printed beneath image in center: A HERO of the TURF & his AGENT. Inscribed in ink lower right: Messrs Buckle & Mellish.
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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