Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
William Mulready (1786-1863), Painter and illustrator
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Painter; entered RA schools, 1808; studied with and taught by John Varley whose sister he married, 1803; illustrated children's books; exhibited at the RA, 1804-62; designed first penny postage envelope, 1840; famous for his genre paintings, and illustrations to The Vicar of Wakefield.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.