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{{Short description|English painter (1792–1827)}}
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[[File:Fall of Nelson.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Fall of Nelson'', Battle of Trafalgar]]
[[File:Fall of Nelson.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Fall of Nelson'', Battle of Trafalgar]]
'''Denis Dighton''' (1792 – 8 August 1827) was an English [[Painting|painter]], best known for his military portraits and battle scenes.
'''Denis Dighton''' (1792 – 8 August 1827) was an English [[Painting|painter]], best known for his military portraits and battle scenes.


==Life==
==Life==
Denis Dighton was the son of the caricaturist [[Robert Dighton]]. He enrolled as a student of the [[Royal Academy of Arts|Royal Academy]] in 1807 and exhibited 17 pictures there between 1811 and 1825.<ref name=Pye>{{cite book |last1=Pye |first1=John |authorlink=John Pye |title=Patronage of British art |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2sCfAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate= 14 June 2011|type= |edition= |series= |year=1845 |publisher= |location=London |isbn= |page=387 }}</ref>
Denis Dighton was the son of the caricaturist [[Robert Dighton]] and a younger brother was [[Richard Dighton]]. He enrolled as a student of the [[Royal Academy of Arts|Royal Academy]] in 1807 and exhibited 17 pictures there between 1811 and 1825.<ref name=Pye>{{cite book |last1=Pye |first1=John |author-link=John Pye |title=Patronage of British art |publisher=Cornmarket P. |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2sCfAAAAMAAJ |access-date= 14 June 2011|year=1845 |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2sCfAAAAMAAJ/page/n402 387] }}</ref>


He enjoyed the patronage of the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], who had been a close friend of his mother. Through the influence of the prince, he received a commission in the army in 1811,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16504|startpage=1300|date=13 July 1811|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref> however, he soon returned to civilian life. By 1814 he had received the title of Military Painter to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. The prince sent Dighton to the [[Southern Netherlands]] just before the [[Battle of Waterloo]], and seems to have bought all his exhibited pictures.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hichberger |first1=J.W.M.|title=Images of the Army: The Military in British Art, 1815-1914 |url= |accessdate= |year=1991 |publisher=Manchester University Press |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= }}</ref> Dighton visited the Waterloo battlefield five days after the victory and executed nine paintings of the battle.
He enjoyed the patronage of the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], who had been a close friend of his mother. Through the influence of the prince, he received a commission in the army in 1811,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16504|page=1300|date=13 July 1811}}</ref> however, he soon returned to civilian life. By 1814 he had received the title of Military Painter to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. The prince sent Dighton to the [[Southern Netherlands]] just before the [[Battle of Waterloo]], and seems to have bought all his exhibited pictures.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hichberger |first1=J.W.M.|title=Images of the Army: The Military in British Art, 1815-1914 |year=1991 |publisher=Manchester University Press }}</ref> Dighton visited the Waterloo battlefield five days after the victory and executed nine paintings of the battle.


He fell from royal favour when his intermediary with the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince Regent]], Sir [[Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield|Benjamin Bloomfield]], lost his place in the royal household, to be replaced by Sir [[William Knighton]]. After this loss of patronage, Dighton became mentally ill; he moved with his wife and son to Brittany, where he lived supported by the [[Artists' Benevolent Fund]] until his death at the age of 35 on 8 August 1827.<ref name=Pye/>
He fell from royal favour when his intermediary with the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince Regent]], Sir [[Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield|Benjamin Bloomfield]], lost his place in the royal household, to be replaced by Sir [[William Knighton]]. After this loss of patronage, Dighton became mentally ill; he moved with his wife and son to Brittany, where he lived supported by the [[Artists' Benevolent Fund]] until his death at the age of 35 on 8 August 1827.<ref name=Pye/>
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Dighton is mostly known for his paintings of battle scenes especially depicting the [[Peninsular War]] and Waterloo; he also painted a scene of [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Nelson]] being shot at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]].
Dighton is mostly known for his paintings of battle scenes especially depicting the [[Peninsular War]] and Waterloo; he also painted a scene of [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Nelson]] being shot at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]].


He married [[Phoebe Earl]], [[Flower Painter in Ordinary|flower painter]] to the [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|future Queen Adelaide]], in 1815.
He married a sister of [[Augustus Earle]], [[Phoebe Earle]], herself a working artist and exhibitor at the Royal Academy who became [[Flower Painter in Ordinary]] to [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]], in 1812<ref>
"England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKPR-PQ2: Denis Dighton and Phoebe Earle, 22 Jun 1812, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 598,180. Accessed 11 December 2015</ref> and they had two sons.


==Paintings==
==Paintings==
[[File:Denis Dighton (1792-1827) - The Battle of Waterloo, The Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry - RCIN 404825 - Royal Collection.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry'', Battle of Waterloo]]
* ''The Storming of San Sebastian on the 31st of August'' (1814 - [[National Trust for Scotland]], Leith Hall)
* ''The Storming of San Sebastian on the 31st of August'' (1814 - [[National Trust for Scotland]], Leith Hall)
* ''Battle of Orthes'' (1815 - [[Marquess of Anglesey]])
* ''Battle of Orthes'' (1815 - [[Marquess of Anglesey]])
* ''The Battle of Waterloo'' (1816 - [[Marquess of Anglesey]])
* ''The Battle of Waterloo'' (1816 - [[Marquess of Anglesey]])
* ''Waterloo - Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry'' (1817)<ref>[http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/egallery/object.asp?maker=12808&object=404825&row=0&detail=magnify [[Royal Collection]]]</ref>
* ''Waterloo - Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry'' (1817)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212318/http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/egallery/object.asp?maker=12808&object=404825&row=0&detail=magnify ''The Battle of Waterloo: The charge of the 2nd Brigade of cavalry''], [[Royal Collection]]</ref>
* ''Battle of Waterloo'' (attributed)
* ''Battle of Waterloo'' (attributed)
* ''Greeks and Turks. Defeat of the Turks in the Defile of Klissura'' (1823 - Private Collection)
* ''Greeks and Turks. Defeat of the Turks in the Defile of Klissura'' (1823 - Private Collection)
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==References==
==References==
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The Fall of Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar

Denis Dighton (1792 – 8 August 1827) was an English painter, best known for his military portraits and battle scenes.

Life

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Denis Dighton was the son of the caricaturist Robert Dighton and a younger brother was Richard Dighton. He enrolled as a student of the Royal Academy in 1807 and exhibited 17 pictures there between 1811 and 1825.[1]

He enjoyed the patronage of the Prince of Wales, who had been a close friend of his mother. Through the influence of the prince, he received a commission in the army in 1811,[2] however, he soon returned to civilian life. By 1814 he had received the title of Military Painter to H.R.H. the Prince Regent. The prince sent Dighton to the Southern Netherlands just before the Battle of Waterloo, and seems to have bought all his exhibited pictures.[3] Dighton visited the Waterloo battlefield five days after the victory and executed nine paintings of the battle.

He fell from royal favour when his intermediary with the Prince Regent, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, lost his place in the royal household, to be replaced by Sir William Knighton. After this loss of patronage, Dighton became mentally ill; he moved with his wife and son to Brittany, where he lived supported by the Artists' Benevolent Fund until his death at the age of 35 on 8 August 1827.[1]

Dighton is mostly known for his paintings of battle scenes especially depicting the Peninsular War and Waterloo; he also painted a scene of Nelson being shot at the Battle of Trafalgar.

He married a sister of Augustus Earle, Phoebe Earle, herself a working artist and exhibitor at the Royal Academy who became Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide, in 1812[4] and they had two sons.

Paintings

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The Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry, Battle of Waterloo
  • The Storming of San Sebastian on the 31st of August (1814 - National Trust for Scotland, Leith Hall)
  • Battle of Orthes (1815 - Marquess of Anglesey)
  • The Battle of Waterloo (1816 - Marquess of Anglesey)
  • Waterloo - Charge of the Second Brigade of Cavalry (1817)[5]
  • Battle of Waterloo (attributed)
  • Greeks and Turks. Defeat of the Turks in the Defile of Klissura (1823 - Private Collection)

Works about

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  • Carman, William Y., "The Battle of Waterloo by Denis Dighton," Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. XLIII, No. 174, June 1965, pp. 55–59.
  • Harrington, Peter. (1993). British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914. London: Greenhill

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denis Dighton.
  1. ^ a b Pye, John (1845). Patronage of British art. London: Cornmarket P. p. 387. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 16504". The London Gazette. 13 July 1811. p. 1300.
  3. ^ Hichberger, J.W.M. (1991). Images of the Army: The Military in British Art, 1815-1914. Manchester University Press.
  4. ^ "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKPR-PQ2: Denis Dighton and Phoebe Earle, 22 Jun 1812, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 598,180. Accessed 11 December 2015
  5. ^ The Battle of Waterloo: The charge of the 2nd Brigade of cavalry, Royal Collection
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