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William Mulready

1786–1863

Study of Hand
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15 artworks by William Mulready
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Biography

William Mulready (1 April 1786 – 7 July 1863) was an Irish genre painter living in London. He is best known for his romanticising depictions of rural scenes, and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets, issued at the same time as the Penny Black postage stamp.

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Artworks

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  • Study of a Male Figure

    William Mulready
    date not known
  • The Last In

    William Mulready
    1834–5, exhibited 1835
  • Fair Time (‘Returning from the Ale-House’)

    William Mulready
    1809–1839, exhibited 1809, 1840
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • The Ford (‘Crossing the Ford’)

    William Mulready
    exhibited 1842
  • The Young Brother

    William Mulready
    1856–7, exhibited 1857
  • A Snow Scene

    Attributed to William Mulready
    date not known
  • A Sea-Shore

    William Mulready
    date not known
  • Academy Study

    William Mulready
    1857
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