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321 - Dighton the Elder (Robert, 1752-1814) Original drawings for the mezzotint series of "The Five Senses", five works, watercolours, inks, signed, numbered in inks and each inscribed within the lower margins accordingly, 'Seeing', 'Hearing', 'Feeling', 'Tasting', 'Smelling', on laid papers, each image approx. 325 x 250 mm (12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in), presented in uniform mounts with fine watercolour wash designs, under glass, presented in uniform frames, [circa 1770-1790] (5)
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Dighton the Elder (Robert, 1752-1814) Original drawings for the mezzotint series of "The Five Senses", five works, watercolours, inks, signed, numbered in inks and each inscribed within the lower margins accordingly, 'Seeing', 'Hearing', 'Feeling', 'Tasting', 'Smelling', on laid papers, each image approx. 325 x 250 mm (12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in), presented in uniform mounts with fine watercolour wash designs, under glass, presented in uniform frames, [circa 1770-1790] (5) Provenance: Private collection, Dorset, UK Engraved: Set of five mezzotints, printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, circa 1770-1790 *** An unrecorded set of fine Georgian watercolours depicting the senses by Dighton, each an original design subsequently reproduced in mezzotint.
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