Richard Dalton (1715-1791) was a British traveller and, later, printmaker.  He went to Rome to study art and thereafter in 1749 made a trip with a few others on a grand tour of Sicily, Egypt, Greece and Turkey, sketching the people and places along the way.  Much later, Dalton published a book of the customs and costumes of the lands which he had visited.

The large print offered here is an engraving of three Egyptians who are very clearly from different strata of society.  Below the image within the plate, Dalton has identified the individuals: "Emir Hadge", "Caia" and "A Plebeian".  Immediately below the image on the right is printed "R. Dalton delt et sculpt" and in the lower righthand corner of the plate is printed the number "26".  The laid paper has a large fleur de lis watermark.

This print is from my personal collection which I am beginning to sell off.  Unless noted otherwise in the description, the prints and art that I sell are not "reproductions".  For example, offered maps are of the period.  Please check my other listings for additional items of interest. I will combine shipping.