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2023-8, Print
Pinchbeck (Christopher Pinchbeck)
2023-8, Print

Pinchbeck (Christopher Pinchbeck)

Dateca. 1725
After work by Isaac Whood
Engraver John Faber Jr. (1684 - 1756)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint and line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 8 3/4in. (33 × 22.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2023-8
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Isaac Whood pinx.t/ I. Faber fecit./ Pinchbeck"
Label TextChristopher Pinchbeck the elder (1669/70-1732) was an English clockmaker, watchmaker, toyman, and maker of automata. He invented an alloy known as "Pinchback” which resembles gold but is made from cheaper materials (brass). He served as Clockmaker to King George III.