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Samuel Crompton

(1753-1827), Inventor

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 4 portraits
Inventor of the spinning machine called 'the Mule', which combined the virtues of Hargreaves's 'Spinning Jenny' and Arkwright's waterframe, and revolutionised the production of cotton textiles.

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Men of Science Living in 1807-8, by Sir John Gilbert, and  Frederick John Skill, and  William Walker, and  Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds) - NPG 1075

Men of Science Living in 1807-8

by Sir John Gilbert, and Frederick John Skill, and William Walker, and Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
pencil and wash, 1858-1862
NPG 1075

Samuel Crompton, by Samuel William Reynolds, published by  Agnew & Zanetti, after  Charles Allingham - NPG D1375

Samuel Crompton

by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Agnew & Zanetti, after Charles Allingham
mezzotint, published March 1828
NPG D1375

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