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Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Title:

The Harmonious Family

Part Of:

Collective Title: Twelve Illustrations to Contemporary Life and Diversions

Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink, brushed gray ink, gray wash, and black wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 10 7/8 inches (16.8 × 27.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in black ink, within margin, lower right: "Dighton- del"; in brown ink, within margin, upper right: "12;" in black ink, within margin, lower center: "The Harmenious Family"

Watermark: "JWhatman" (initials in monogram) (Heawood 3459)

Signed in pen and black ink, within margin, lower right: "Dighton- del-"; not dated

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.82
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | family | genre subject | instruments | interior | men | orchestra | women
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1727
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