Life, times, and recorded works of Robert Dighton (1752-1814) : actor, artist, and printseller and three of his artist sons portrayers of Georgian pageantry and wit / by Dennis Rose.

The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury. Line engraving by Lester, 1810, after R. Dighton.

A London dentist extracting a tooth from a woman's mouth; her female companion and the dentist's black servant-boy are present. Coloured mezzotint after Robert Dighton, ca. 1784.

A woman shown half as clothed human being and half as skeleton. Coloured etching, 17--.

Three affluent doctors congratulating themselves on their profession. Coloured mezzotint, 1793, after Robert Dighton.

Twenty-five moral tales. Line engraving after [R.] Dighton after B. Franklin.

A Greenwich Pensioner sits with a Chelsea Pensioner, telling stories of their campaigns: each is disabled in various ways. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1801.

John Ireland. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1807.

The figure of a woman representing the map of Scotland. Etching by Robert Dighton, 1794.

John Grosvenor. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1808.

James Wood. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1809.

A barber playing the tragic role of Alexander the Great in the acting style of David Garrick. Mezzotint after R. Dighton.

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Robert Dighton

Images from the collections

Images by Robert Dighton

Works from the collections

The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury. Line engraving by Lester, 1810, after R. Dighton.

James Wood. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1809.

A barber playing the tragic role of Alexander the Great in the acting style of David Garrick. Mezzotint after R. Dighton.

Three affluent doctors congratulating themselves on their profession. Coloured mezzotint, 1793, after Robert Dighton.

Twenty-five moral tales. Line engraving after [R.] Dighton after B. Franklin.