File:'Is Camomile a Drug?' RMG PY6143.tiff

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Henry Joseph Bowden

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Author
Richard Dighton the younger    wikidata:Q7325203
 
Richard Dighton the younger
Alternative names
Richard Deighton; Richard Dighton
Description English caricaturist and painter
Date of birth/death 1795 / 1786 Edit this at Wikidata 13 April 1880 / 1865 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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creator QS:P170,Q7325203
Description
English: 'Is Camomile a Drug?'

This caricature entitled 'Is Camomile a Drug?' shows a person identified as a Mr. Bowden standing, facing right in a top hat holding what appears to be a pencil in his clenched right fist.

The title, 'Is Camomile a Drug?' refers to ...

[Contact NPL see if they have any clues as they have a similar print - NPG D13371; NPG D13514; NPG D13704]

Richard Dighton (1795/6-1865) was the son of Robert Dighton (1751-1814), a singer and draughtsman whose father in turn had been a printseller. Robert Dighton began producing caricatures in 1781 and continued until his death when Richard continued his work in much the same style. The Dighton's subjects ranged from Royal and parlimentary figures to people from the city and the stage. This print may have been produced by either father or son, it is signed only 'R. Dighton'.

Those Dighton prints that the Herschels collected have quite a clear biographical relationship with John FW Herschel. ...

'Is Camomile a Drug?'
Date 1820
date QS:P571,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet: 365 x 259 mm; Plate: 287 x 177 mm
Notes Box Title: Herschel Collection 2.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/146090
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id number: PAH6143
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Fine art

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