Denis Dighton

Denis Dighton (1792 – 8 August 1827) was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle scenes especially depicting the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo; he also painted a scene of Neslon being shot at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was the son of the caricaturist Robert Dighton. He was married to the still-life painter Phoebe Earl.

Battle of Trafalgar by Denis Dighton

Paintings

• 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 - Royal Collection
• Battle of Waterloo (attributed) (Army and Navy Club, London)
• Greeks and Turks. Defeat of the Turks in the Defile of Klissura (1823 - Private Collection)

Works About

• 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

• nmm.ac.uk Short Biography at the National Maritime Museum