Robert Dighton, 1752–1814, British, A Modern Diversion, undated
- Title:
- A Modern Diversion
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Twelve Illustrations to Contemporary Life and Diversions
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink and gray 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 bottom margin, right: "Dighton- del"; in brown ink, within top margin, right: "10;" in black ink, bottom margin, center: "A Modern Diversion"
Watermark: [?"GR" in monogram] (J. Whatman; similar to Heawood 108) (only a slight fragment visible)
Signed in pen and black ink, within bottom margin, right: "Dighton- del"; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.80
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cockfighting | crowd | genre subject | interior | men | table
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1725
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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