William Mulready

William Mulready
1860s albumen print portrait
by Cundall, Downes & Co
Born(1786-04-01)1 April 1786
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Died7 July 1863(1863-07-07) (aged 77)
Bayswater, London, England
NationalityIrish

William Mulready RA (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.[1]

  1. ^ "Mulready, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.