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M.r Sam.l Crompton.
M.r Sam.l Crompton. The Inventor of the Spinning Machine called the Mule. From the original Picture in the possession of John Kennedy Esq.r Manchester.
Painted by Allingham. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds. Engraver to the King.
Published by Agnew & Zanetti Repository of Arts Manchester March 1828.
Fine mezzotint, 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins. Uncut.
Portrait of inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry, Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), half-length, seated in an armchair and turned slightly to one side, his gaze directed away. His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair, with his hand raised to his temple. He created the spinning mule in 1779.
Whitman 65 II of II.
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[William Dunlap.]
[William Dunlap.]
Max Rosenthal Sc. 1897. [Signed in pencil lower right.] Charles C. Ingham, N.A. Pinx.
Engraved for the Dunlap Society [c.1897]. From the painting in the National Academy of Design, New York.
Mezzotint, signed engraver's proof on india laid paper, numbered '221' in pencil. 175 x 125mm, 7 x 5". Tear from left sheet edge.
William Dunlap (1766 - 1839) was a pioneer of the American theatre. He was a producer, playwright, and actor, as well as a historian. He managed two of New York's earliest and most prominent theaters, the John Street Theatre (from 1796-98) and the Park Theatre (from 1798-1805). He was also an artist, despite losing an eye in childhood.
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