Accession No

3400

Brief Description

print, Ryley.T, late 18th century

Origin

Maker

Ryley. T.

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

Dimensions

breadth 275mm; height 375mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 10/07/1986.

Inscription

‘George Graham Clockmaker’
‘T. Ryley Fecit.’
‘Done after an Original Picture in the Possession of the Rt. Honble. George Earl of Macclesfield, &c.’
‘Sold by Robert Sayer Printseller opposite... [remainder of the inscription is missing]’

Description Notes

Engraving; black and white; portrait of George Graham, showing mercury compensation pendulum behind him.

Condition: fair; incomplete (bits missing from top and bottom).

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