William Mulready
(1786-1863), Painter and illustratorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Artist associated with 5 portraits
Genre painter; born in Ireland; pupil and assistant to John Varley whose sister he married, 1803; illustrated children's books; exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1804-62; designed first penny post envelope, 1839; famous for his intensely-coloured genre paintings.
by John Linnell
oil on panel, 1833
NPG 1690
by William Mulready
oil on canvas, circa 1835
NPG 4450
by Charles Hutton Lear
black chalk, 1846
NPG 1456(22)
by Charles Bell Birch
pencil, circa 1858
NPG 2473
William Mulready; Charles Robert Leslie
by Charles West Cope
charcoal, circa 1862
NPG 3182(5)
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG Ax17291
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG Ax11936
by Cundall, Downes & Co, after Robert Howlett
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1865 (circa 1858)
NPG Ax14805
by Cundall, Downes & Co, after Robert Howlett
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1865 (circa 1858)
NPG Ax11914
by Robert Howlett
albumen print on card mount, circa 1858
NPG x21451
by Charles West Cope
etching, 1863
NPG D39090
by George Gammon Adams
bronze medal, 1877
NPG D2924
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