Denis Dighton Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Denis Dighton Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 25, 2024
Dighton (Denis, 1792-1827). Portrait Sketch of Sir Evan Macgregor..., and one other
Est: £300 - £500
Dighton (Denis, 1792-1827). Portrait Sketch of Sir Evan Macgregor..., and one other * Dighton (Denis, 1792-1827). Portrait Sketch of Sir Evan Macgregor (1785-1841), Governor General of the Windward Islands, watercolour and pencil on paper, inscribed with the subject in pencil to lower right margin, horizontal crease to the lower half of the sheet, period elaborately decorated black and gilt moulded frame, glazed, with detailed annotations to verso in ink by Arthur Jaffé, sheet size 22 x 15.5 cm (8 5/8 x 6 ins), together with another similar portrait sketch, presumably of the same sitter, in pencil and partial watercolour on paper, by the same artist, period black and gilt frame, glazed, sheet size 173 x 122 mm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 ins) QTY: (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 08, 2023
Denis Dighton (British, 1792-1827) Napoleon imperial guards; Officers of the life guards, a pair the first 49.5 x 41.9cm (16 1/2 x 19 1/2in), the second 59.7 x 52.4cm (20 5/8 x 23 1/2in). (the second mounted but unframed (2))
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Denis Dighton (British, 1792-1827) Napoleon imperial guards; Officers of the life guards, a pair the second signed, dated and inscribed 'Denis Dighton del/Military Painter To His Royal Highness/The Prince Regent/1817' (lower right) watercolour the first 49.5 x 41.9cm (16 1/2 x 19 1/2in), the second 59.7 x 52.4cm (20 5/8 x 23 1/2in). the second mounted but unframed (2)
Bonhams
Jul. 02, 2020
Dighton (Denis) Portrait of John Bostock (fl. 1826-1869); and three other drawings (4)
Est: £150 - £200
NO RESERVE Dighton (Denis, 1791-1827) Portrait of John Bostock (fl. 1826-1869), pencil on card, signed 'D. Dighton' lower left, and initialled 'JB' lower right, 217 x 160 mm. (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), with collector's stamp of Michael Ingram verso, minor surface dirt, unframed, early to mid 19th century; together with three further sheets of drawings attributed to Denis Dighton and the Dighton family, including a sheet of hand studies signed by J.D. Dighton, and two others unsigned from an album, pencil on various papers, 130 x 190 mm. (5 1/8 x 7 1/2 in) to 300 x 230 mm. (11 3/4 x 9 in), unframed, [circa 1830s and later] (4) Provenance: [first mentioned] Ex-collection of Michael Ingram; His sale, Sotheby's, The Ingram Collection, possibly lot 190 [part lot] Anonymous sale; Ex-collection of David Padbury
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 09, 2020
Dighton (Denis) Napoleon at the Battle of Monteran, February 18th, 1814
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Dighton (Denis, son of Robert Dighton, military artist, 1791-1827) Napoleon at the Battle of Monteran, February 18th, 1814, watercolour over pencil under-drawing on wove paper, 470 x 640 mm. (18 1/2 x 25 1/4 in), under glass, laid onto conservation support, some careful repairs to small loss and perforations in the paper, some repaired tears, light exposure, minor surface dirt, framed with 19th century ink inscription label transcribing text from Sir Archibald Alison's 'History of Europe', [1814 or slightly later] Provenance: Dr & Mrs Philip Corso; Sale. Christies, New York, Napoleonica from the collection of Dr & Mrs Philip Corso, 2nd December, 2004, lot 2004; Where purchased by David Padbury Literature: Padbury, The Dighton family, their times, caricatures and portraits, 2007, illus. p. 66-67 ⁂ "Napoleon had established himself with the artillery of the guard, on the now abandoned heights of Surville, and soon sixty forces of cannon opened a close and consistent discharge [...] Such was the eagerness of the Emperor to direct their fire, that he resumed, after twenty years cessation his old occupation as a gunmen, and as the Siege of Toulon in 1793, himself levelled and pointed a cannon." [Ink inscription on reverse of the frame, from: Sir Archibald Alison, History of Europe, vol X, ch. LXXVII 2nd edition, 1844] The artist travelled abroad with the British Army on a number of occasions from 1811 onwards after receiving a military commission, and Padbury notes that he visited "the field of Waterloo a few days after the battle" [op cit. p. 65]. By 1815 he signed his portraits with the added title of 'Military Painter to His Majesty', and produced what is considered his masterpiece in 1816, The Battle of Waterloo, now in the Royal Collection.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 01, 2015
Denis Dighton (1792-1827) The North American Indian Warriors, from Lake Eri
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Denis Dighton (1792-1827) The North American Indian Warriors, from Lake Erie, of the Tribe of Seneca,... handcoloured lithograph, printed by F. Moser, London, 1819 20 x 26 ½in. (50.8 x 67.3cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 16, 2014
HENRY, 2ND DUKE OF CLEVELAND SEATED ON HIS BAY HUNTER. ATTRIBUTED TO DENIS DIGHTON (BRITISH 1792-1827).
Est: $800 - $1,200
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 16 x 14 inches, sight. Frame 19 1/2 x 17 1/2 nches.Provenance: Tillou Gallery, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1973.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Oct. 16, 2013
Dighton, Denis: Wüstenbilder. 3 kolorierte Lithographien.
Est: €250 - €400
Dighton, Denis. Maghreb. Wüstenbilder. 3 kolorierte Lithographien. Ca. 17 x 23 cm. Unter Passepartouts. 34,5 x 38,5 cm. London 1821. Vgl. Thieme-Becker IV, 284. - Drei hübsche, fein kolorierte Ansichten des Maghreb und der Sahara-Wüste mit verschiedenen Szenen nach Bildern von G. F. Lyon auf den Lithostein gebraucht von dem englischen Malers Denis Dighton (1792-1827): "A Slave Kaffle", "A Sand Wind on the Dessert" und "A Tuarick on his Maherrie". - Nur minimale Fleckchen und Gebrauchsspuren, sehr dekorativ und fein koloriert.
Bassenge Auctions
Feb. 24, 2013
DENNES DIGHTON (British, 1792-1827) John Bellingham, Ma
Est: $300 - $500
DENNES DIGHTON (British, 1792-1827) John Bellingham, May 15, 1812 Color etching 22-1/2 x 27 inches (57.2 x 68.6 cm) The Elton M. Hyder, Jr. Charitable and Educational Fund Collection: Formerly at the University of Texas Law Library.
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 24, 2013
DENNES DIGHTON (British, 1792-1827) The Interior of the
Est: $700 - $1,000
DENNES DIGHTON (British, 1792-1827) The Interior of the Senate House, Cambridge, 18th century Color etching 33 x 34 inches (83.8 x 86.4 cm) The Elton M. Hyder, Jr. Charitable and Educational Fund Collection: Formerly at the University of Texas Law Library.
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 26, 2012
Denis Dighton (1792-1827) Military Painter to H.R.H. the Prince Regent and later King George IV. Three sketches. By another hand a pen and ink sketch of a Guidon of the Antiqua Light Dragoons c. 1830.
Est: £400 - £600
Comprising an officer of the 17th (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) in pencil on paper watermarked 1823 (32 x 28 cms). The watercolour, for which this is a preparatory sketch is in the Collection of H.M. The Queen, published by A.E. Haswell Mille and N.P. Dawnay Military Drawings and Paintings in the Royal Collection (London 1966 Vol. 1 Plate 319 and Vol. 2 Plate 61, Cat. 426), dated 1825. Items of a British Hussar Officer's uniform, including the shabraque of a General Officer of Hussars, in pencil with some watercolour, verso a Cossack pony in pencil with some watercolour c. 1814-20 (27.5 x 42 cms). The Hussar uniform sketches may have been made in preparation for the watercolour of a General Officer of Hussars in the Collection of H.M. The Queen (Haswell Mille & Dawnay Vol. 1 Plate 307 and Vol. 2 Plate 58 Cat. 406) c. 1814. The saddlery of a British Hussar Officer in pencil on paper (24 x 28 cms). The pen and ink sketch of a Guidon for the Antique Light Dragoons c. 1830s is shown in excellent detail. (27 x 33 cms) One tear. (4)
Bonhams
Jul. 07, 2011
DENIS DIGHTON
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
LONDON 1792-1827 ST. SERVAN, BRITTANY NINE LANDSCAPES FROM THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO Including views of La Belle Alliance; Hougoumont, the House and Farme du Gourman from the Right; The House of du Gourman from the Wood on the Left; Farme du Gourman, at the North Gate of Hougoumont; Farme de la Haie Sainte, from Mount St. John; La Bella Alliance from the Hight Road; The telegraph and Part of the French Position; Farme du Gourman from the Right; and The Belle Alliance from the Right Quantity: 9 Each pen and brown ink with brown wash over pencil, unframed; each signed in pen and brown ink, lower right or lower centre: Denis Dighton del / MP. to his RHPR; each further inscribed in pencil, upper centre with title and artist's notes Each 267 by 410 mm
Sotheby's
Jul. 01, 2004
Denis Dighton (1792-1827)
Est: £400 - £600
The Prince Regent at a military review pencil, brown ink and wash 7 x 9 1/4 in. (17.7 x 23.5 cm.); a portrait of a gentleman, half-length, circle of Henry Edridge; and a watercolour of a ruffian, circle of R. Dighton (3)
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2003
DENIS DIGHTON BRITISH, 1792-1827
Est: £220,000 - £300,000
SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed and dated 1823 l.r.
Sotheby's