Details
Robert Dighton (1752-1814)
A Bailiff and an Attorney - a Match for the Devil
signed 'Dighton del', inscribed as title and numbered, '627' in the margin; pencil, pen and ink and watercolour with touches of white heightening
13¾ x 10in. (349 x 254mm.)
A Bailiff and an Attorney - a Match for the Devil
signed 'Dighton del', inscribed as title and numbered, '627' in the margin; pencil, pen and ink and watercolour with touches of white heightening
13¾ x 10in. (349 x 254mm.)
Provenance
Jeffrey Rose, his sale; Sotheby's 23 February 1978, lot 67
Engraved
By Bowles and Carter (G. 3767), circa 1792. In the print the background is altered and a river scene is visible through the windows of a black room