. Ireland in London. July7th, 1863, at a veryadvanced age, deeplyregretted by all his con-temporaries, but espe-cially by those whohad the honour of hi*acquaintance. In per*son he was tall and ofgiant frame, was a bornathlete, and in hisearly days had been a devotee of the noble is said that when he had acquired fame and for-tune he met one day his old professor of boxing, anoted pugilist, who asked him how he was gettingon, and what he was doing for a told him that he was a painter of pic-tures. Ah! sighed the pugilist dolefully, as ifcommiserating Mulreadys hard lo
. Ireland in London. July7th, 1863, at a veryadvanced age, deeplyregretted by all his con-temporaries, but espe-cially by those whohad the honour of hi*acquaintance. In per*son he was tall and ofgiant frame, was a bornathlete, and in hisearly days had been a devotee of the noble is said that when he had acquired fame and for-tune he met one day his old professor of boxing, anoted pugilist, who asked him how he was gettingon, and what he was doing for a told him that he was a painter of pic-tures. Ah! sighed the pugilist dolefully, as ifcommiserating Mulreadys hard lot, well, Isuppose we must all do something! Of his marvellous and inimitable works, whatcan be said that has not beeniterated and reiteratedby every writer on art and every admirer ofnaturalness and beauty ? By universal acknow-ledgment he has been placed beside Hogarth andWilkie, superior to them in colouring, in blendedtruth and idealism, unerring in draughtsmanship,and though not gifted with their peculiar JONATHAN bWUT. Iidand in London, 103 yet possessing a graceful and delicate humour ofhis own not approachable by those two greatpainters. In 60 far as he is more ideal in concep-tion, he is less true to nature, rarely touching thevices or passions of mankind, but always treatinghis subjects in the most favourable light and themost refined manner. Like hie countrymanGoldsmith, he touched nothing that he did notimprove, and his wonderful versatility is provedby his landscapes, his admirable studies of animallife, and his exquisite sketches of plants, trees,and leaves, to be seen amongst his drawings in theportfolios above-mentioned. Just as WilkiesBlind Fiddler is unsurpassable for humour andfidelity to nature, bo, in different ways, is Mul-readys best work. It would be impossible to describe, seriatim, themany masterpieces of Mulready that adorn thewalls of the Museum. We can only take severalof his best works as representative of his variousstyles. The largest of
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