Zachariah Mudge

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1835
9 in. x 6 3/8 in. (230 mm x 163 mm) plate size; 11 3/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (290 mm x 218 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D4647

Sitterback to top

Zachariah Mudge (1694-1769), Divine. Sitter in 4 portraits.

Artistsback to top

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1415 portraits, Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 629 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG D4646: Zachariah Mudge (from same plate)
NPG D4648: Zachariah Mudge (from same plate)

Portrait setback to top

Macdonnell Collection

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1835back to top

Current affairs

Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.

Art and science

Felix Dujardin, the French biologist, reveals protoplasm.
Work on the enlargement and remodelling of Buckingham House to designs by the architect John Nash is completed, creating Buckingham Palace.

International

Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.

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