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The Contrast, 1780

Robert Dighton

European Art

MEDIUM Wood Engraving
DATES 1780
DIMENSIONS Sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm) Image: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)
MARKINGS Stamped "Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y." verso l.c.
SIGNATURE "R. Dighton delin" in plate l.l.
INSCRIPTIONS "New York May 14" in ink verso c.r. "London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett No. 53 Fleet Street & J. Smith No. 35 Cheapside as the Act directs 20 Sept 1780" in plate l.c.
COLLECTIONS European Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 53.136.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mable Haynes
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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