Print Description
A humorous depiction of a well-dressed man shielding his face as mud from a cart, drawn by a horse, splashes onto him. Set on a cobblestone street, the print humorously critiques the nuisances of urban living in early 19th-century London.
Made by Richard Dighton after own design.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 22 x 27 cm (8.66 x 10.63 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and irregular paper edges. Remains of tape on rear from attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LONDON STREET SCENE, SATIRE, RICHARD DIGHTON, MUD CART, 19TH-CENTURY ETCHING, HUMOROUS CARICATURE, URBAN LIFE, SOCIAL COMMENTARY. | EXPO-472 (SATIRE)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Thos. McLean, London, at 26 Haymarket, 1821.
Reference: David Padfield, A View of Dightons: The Dighton Family, Their Times, Caricatures and Portraits, London 2007, p. 102.
Biography engraver: Richard Dighton (1795-1880) was an English caricaturist and etcher known for his social and political satires, particularly of urban and street life in 19th-century England.
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