William Mulready

William Mulready (1786-1863) was an Irish genre painter. He is best known for his romanticizing depictions of rural scenes, and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets.

 A Lock Gate (1810)

  

 Academy Study (1842)

  

 An Old Gable (1830)

  

 Cargill and Touchwood (1831)

[These are characters from Sir Walter Scott's St. Ronan's Well.]

  

 Crossing the Ford (1842)

  

 Fair Time (Returning from the Ale-House) (1809)

[interesting story behind this painting]

  

 Othello (1840-63)

 [as portrayed by the African-American actor Ira Aldridge] 

  

Study of a Seated Female Nude, Seen From Behind

  

 The Child Sitter

  

 The Last In (1835)

  

 The Rattle (1808)

  

 The Sonnet (1839)

  

The Young Brother (1857)

 

 A Snow Scene (attributed to William Mulready)