[A beau], Robert Dighton, 1790

No title. Half length portrait of a man directed to the left and looking to the right with a smile, a single eye-glass held to his right eye. His hair is much frizzed out at the sides and tied in a queue. He wears a coat with a high collar, a fringed cravat tied in a bow, a shirt-frill. His coat is buttoned at the waist, forming wrinkles. He wears a glove. Under his left arm is a very small cane. 1 august 1790 etching. Date: 1790. Dimensions: Height: 196 mm; Width: 161 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. (A beau) (BM 1867,1012.629)