Richard Dalton

From British Museum: "Painter, antiquarian, draughtsman, dealer, engraver; began his career as a painter, but then became an antiquarian-dealer, principally through his activities as Librarian to George, Prince of Wales (subsequently George III). He first travelled to Italy in 1739 to continue his studies, first at Bologna, then at Rome, where he specialised in highly finished red chalk drawings after classical statues. By mid-1741 Dalton had also become active as a dealer, particularly in prints. He returned to London in 1743, but left again for Rome in 1747. In Sicily in 1749 he encountered Lord Charlemont and his party and joined them as travelling draughtsman on their tour of Constantinople, the Levant,... more.