William Mulready
(1786-1863)
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Sonnet
1839 Oil on Panel 36 x 31 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Farrier’s Shop
After 1820 Oil on Canvas 40.9 x 52.1 cm
Fitzwilliam Museum
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| William Mulready was an Irish-born genre painter who spent most of his career in London. Mulready was born in Ennis, County Clare but moved to London with his family in 1792. The artists showed such talent that he entered the Royal Academy at only fourteen years of age. |
The Village Buffoon
1816 Oil on Canvas 76.3 x 63.6 cm
Royal Academy of Arts Collection
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| Mulready is best known for his rural landscape and genre paintings, in which he depicted everyday life scenes in England. In addition to large-scale paintings, Mulready produced a number of illustrations for Tales from Shakespeare, which was widely distributed during the Victorian era. |
Standing Female Nude
1858 Black and Red Chalk on Paper 55.7 x 28.1 cm
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| Mulready married another well-known British painter, Elizabeth Varley, who became popular for her landscapes. The artistic couple had three children together before their relationship started to weaken. Due to Mulready’s commitment to the Catholic Church, he was unable to divorce, despite his strong desire to separate from Varley. |
Standing Female Nude, Viewed from Back
1850s Red and Brown Chalk on Paper
Royal Academy of the Arts Collection
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| By 1815, Mulready was named associate at the Royal Academy and won an award from the French Legion of Honor. As Mulready’s popularity mounted he continued to receive illustration commissions and created “Mulready Stationary” for the postal service. |
Self-Portrait
1840 Chalk drawing 24.7 x 19.8 cm
Royal Academy of the Arts Collection
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Seated Male Nude
1850s Red and Black Chalk on Paper
Royal Academy of the Arts Collection
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Village Schoolmaster
1800s Watercolor on Paper 16.5 x 25.4 cm
Courtauld Institute
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Recumbent Male Nude
1800s Brush and ink on metal 25 x 35.6 cm
Courtauld Institute
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| After Mulready’s death a monument was erected in his memory at the Kensal Green Cemetary. His paintings can now be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Gallery among other prestigious collections. |
William Mulready Portrait
1835 Oil on Canvas 21.6 x 16.8 cm
National Portrait Gallery
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