William Mulready, Design for a Plate Border Representing Foreign Trade

William Mulready

Irish · 1786–1863 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. The Annunciation, young woman holding dove in a landscapeBrunk Auctions · $1,000≈ £616≈ €773Sign up to see
  2. William Mulready, Hearing the Local News, oil on boardHearing the Local NewsMorgan O'Driscoll · €950≈ $999≈ £815Sign up to see
  3. William Mulready, Inquisitive Children, 1850, watercolour on paperInquisitive ChildrenMorgan O'Driscoll · €850≈ $961≈ £712Sign up to see

William Mulready’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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William Mulready, Untitled, oil on panel 32.5 x 26cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 27, 2022
£275Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Inquisitive Children, 1850, watercolour on paper
Inquisitive Children, 1850
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022
€550Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Hearing the Local News, oil on board
Hearing the Local News
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 20, 2022
€950Sign up free to see
William Mulready, The Meagre Feast, 1854, watercolour on paper
The Meagre Feast, 1854
Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 8, 2022
€800Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Inquisitive Children, 1850, watercolour on paper
Inquisitive Children, 1850
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 24, 2022
€850Sign up free to see
MARGUERITE AND AMELIA
Whyte's · Dec 13, 2021
€520Sign up free to see
The Fortune Teller
Brunk Auctions · Sep 14, 2018
$150Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Doing the Chores, 1860, watercolour
Doing the Chores, 1860
Morgan O'Driscoll · Aug 7, 2018
€700Sign up free to see
The Annunciation, young woman holding dove in a landscape
Brunk Auctions · Sep 13, 2014
$1,000Sign up free to see
William Mulready, I Spy, Oil on Canvas "I Spy"
I Spy
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 14, 2014
$150Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Darby and Joan, Oil on board
Darby and Joan
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013
$140Sign up free to see
CROSSING THE FORD
Whyte's · Dec 15, 2007
€500Sign up free to see
William Mulready, Fair Time, Returning from the Ale House, watercolour on paper
Fair Time, Returning from the Ale House
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 15, 2025
William Mulready, The Meagre Feast, 1854, watercolour
The Meagre Feast, 1854
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 18, 2019
CROSSING THE FORD
Whyte's · May 26, 2007

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Mulready, Design for a Plate Border Representing Foreign Trade
Design for a Plate Border Representing Foreign Trade1800–1863 · Pen and brown ink over graphite with touches of graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
William Mulready, Figure Studies
Figure Studies1832 · pen and brown ink on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Mulready, Study of a Male Nude
Study of a Male Nudec. 1852 · pen and black ink and watercolor with white gouache over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as the Gift of Dian Woodner — …
William Mulready, The Cottage
The Cottage
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
William Mulready, An Old Man in a Smock
An Old Man in a Smock
Nottingham Museums ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nottingham Museums
William Mulready, Town on a River
Town on a River
Kettering Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kettering Museum and Art Gallery
William Mulready, The Rehearsal
The Rehearsal
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
William Mulready, The Organ Grinder
The Organ Grinder
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
William Mulready, Ira Aldridge, Possibly in the Role of Othello
Ira Aldridge, Possibly in the Role of Othello1826
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum
William Mulready, Carghill and Touchwood
Carghill and Touchwood1831
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
William Mulready, An Old Gable
An Old Gable1830
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
William Mulready, Girl
Girln.d. · Black and white chalk with stumping, on gray wove paper, laid down on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
William Mulready, Portrait of George IV
Portrait of George IVn.d. · Black crayon, heightened with red and white crayon, on brown wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)
William Mulready, Head of Roman Emperor
Head of Roman Emperorn.d. · Graphite on ivory laid paper, tipped on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
William Mulready, Female Nude, Seated, Three Quarter View from Front
Female Nude, Seated, Three Quarter View from Front1859 · black and red crayon
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Mulready, Head of a Bearded Man Gazing to His Left
Head of a Bearded Man Gazing to His Left1859 · pen and brown ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz — Open Access (CC0)

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