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John Smart, 1741–1811, British, Portrait of Lt. John Dighton, 1791
- Title:
- Portrait of Lt. John Dighton
- Date:
- 1791
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 7/8 × 5 3/4 inches (17.5 × 14.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Madras now Major Dighton"
Watermark
Signed in graphite, lower right: "JS | 1791
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.938
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- epaulettes | man | officer (military officer) | portrait | ruff | uniform
- Associated People:
- Dighton, John, Lieutenant
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7902
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English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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