1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of Mr. Sheepshanks is a 1830 by William Mulready, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a man sitting in a chair, wrapped in a heavy coat, looking down. A woman in a long dress stands nearby, holding a tray with a candle and what looks like a book. The room has peeling wallpaper, a wooden floor, and a door with a faded gold frame. The artist used quick, rough lines to draw the scene, making it feel sketchy and alive. The man’s face is blurred, almost like he’s lost in thought. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this drawing in person.
A pen and ink portrait by William Mulready from 1830 depicts John Sheepshanks.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Mulready 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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