A View from the Horse Guards

Drawn and etched by Richard Dighton British

Publisher Thomas McLean British

Subject Lieut. General Sir Robert Bolton, K.C.H. British

July 16, 1817

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: A View from the Horse Guards
Artist: Drawn and etched by Richard Dighton (British, 1795/96–1880)
Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
Subject: Lieut. General Sir Robert Bolton, K.C.H. (British, 1736–1836)
Date: July 16, 1817
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (29 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.5 × 24.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
Object Number: 50.602.950
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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