At a comedy, Robert Dighton, circa 1797

Design in an oval. Eight men (half length, or heads), closely grouped, all but one in profile, grin broadly, gazing intently to the left. One uses an opera-glass, another (in regimentals) a lorgnon. One holds a playbill: '[thea]tre royal | covent garden | all in good humour. ' the distant boxes and gallery form a background. See bmsat 9098. C. 1797 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: circa 1797. Dimensions: Height: 154 mm; Width: 112 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. At a comedy (BM 1873,0712.818)