The specious orator Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50,000 - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely - - R. Dighton, 1794. LCCN2007676610
Robert Dighton · British, 1752-1814
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The specious orator Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50,000 - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely - - R. Dighton, 1794. LCCN2007676610, Robert Dighton (1794), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com
The specious orator Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50,000 - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely - - R. Dighton, 1794. LCCN2007676610, Robert Dighton (1794), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.comThe specious orator Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50,000 - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely - - R. Dighton, 1794. LCCN2007676610, Robert Dighton (1794), Wikimedia Commons. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/cmsab-68432756">artnap.com</a>
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A caricature print showing a bewigged man wearing spectacles and a lace cravat, leaning over a wooden rostrum with a handkerchief and papers in hand. The engraved caption beneath the figure carries a satirical speech about a £50,000 price for a brilliant. The print is by Robert Dighton and dated 1794.
