The Five Senses 'Smelling. L'Odorat'
Robert Dighton (1751 - 1814)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
405 mm (H)300 mm (W)435 mm (H)360 mm (W)20 mm (D)
Place of origin
St. Pauls Church Yard
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 119896.2
Summary
Print, mezzotint engraving, The Five Senses 'Smelling. L'Odorat' by Robert Dighton the elder (1752 – London 1814). One of a set of the five senses, printed by Carrington Bowles.Engraving showing lady in long dress, bending to smell a flower in a pot, under a tree. Removed from frame 28.9.2007. Frame discarded.
Marks and inscriptions
Printed for and Sold by Carringon Bowles - centre left. R.Dighton del - centre. No.69 in St.Pauls Church Yard, London - centre right. Smelling - centre left. L'Odorat. - centre right.
Makers and roles
Robert Dighton (1751 - 1814), engraver (printmaker)