Document Type
Article
Keywords
William Mulready, John Sheepshanks, Portraits, Portrait painting, Household employees in art, Domestic space in art, British painting, Art collectors, Britain, 19th century
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
The article focuses on the painting Interior, Portrait of John Sheepshanks which was painted by 19th-century British artist William Mulready and commissioned by the sitter, a patron of contemporary British art. The article discusses the relationship of the men, the representation of Sheepshanks's wealth in the portrait and the significance of the maid in the painting. The article goes on to discuss portraits of unidentified domestic servants and Sheepshanks's generosity towards his staff
Publication Title
The British Art Journal 13, no. 3
Article Number
1002
Publication status
Published; SherpaRomeo status: Ungraded
Publication Date
12-2012
Recommended Citation
Heleniak, Kathryn Moore. “An art patron and his housemaid: William Mulready's portrait of John Sheepshanks." The British Art Journal 13, no. 3: 69-80.
