Portrait of George Graham

ca. 1739

Not on view

In Hudson's busy studio, normally made preparatory designs for portraits, so few drawings by the artist survive. This engaging study relates to a painting of a leading clock and scientific instrument maker now at Sirburn Castle, part of the collection of the Earl of Macclesfield. The finished work shows a chair, table, and pendulum clock, and likely was commissioned around 1739, when Graham supplied scientific instruments to George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield. Around 1740, a mezzotint based on the painting was engraved by Thomas Ryley.

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Title: Portrait of George Graham
Artist: Thomas Hudson (British, Devonshire 1701–1779 Twickenham)
Sitter: George Graham (British, 1673–1751)
Date: ca. 1739
Medium: Red chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (27 x 17.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2002
Object Number: 2002.94
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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