M.r Thomas Mudge. Painted by M,,r Dance for His Excewllency Count Bruhl.
Cha,,s Townley fecit 1772.
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Half length portrait in oval of horologist Thomas Mudge (1715-94), wearing a short wig, waistcoat and jacket. Mudge's invention of the lever escapement was the greatest single improvement ever applied to pocket watches.
CS 16, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65628] £850.00
Scarce mezzotint, 18th century watermark. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾"). Trimmed into plate.
Half length portrait in oval of horologist Thomas Mudge (1715-94), wearing a short wig, waistcoat and jacket. Mudge's invention of the lever escapement was the greatest single improvement ever applied to pocket watches.
CS 16, ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65628] £850.00