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William Mulready
1863Jul, 7

William Mulready

William Mulready, Irish genre painter (b. 1786)
William Mulready (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.

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