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Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814

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  • A man, half human and half skeleton. Coloured etching after R. Dighton, 17--.
  • 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.
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    The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury. Line engraving by Lester, 1810, after R. Dighton.

    Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814. | Date: June 1810 | Reference: 16411i
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    James Wood. Coloured etching by Robert Dighton, 1809.

    Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814. | Date: 1809 | Reference: 9769i
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    A barber playing the tragic role of Alexander the Great in the acting style of David Garrick. Mezzotint after R. Dighton.

    Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814. | Date: [1788?] | Reference: 29532i
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    Three affluent doctors congratulating themselves on their profession. Coloured mezzotint, 1793, after Robert Dighton.

    Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814. | Date: Published as the Act directs 4 June 1793 | Reference: 10771i
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    Twenty-five moral tales. Line engraving after [R.] Dighton after B. Franklin.

    Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. | Date: [between 1830 and 1839?] | Reference: 9916i
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