Portrait of John Sheepshanks at his residence in Old Bond Street
William Mulready (1786-1863)
1832-1834
Great Britain, probably
Oil on panel
50.4 x 39.7 cm panel
Museum no. FA.142
Given by John Sheepshanks

Mulready shows the collector in the drawing room of his house at 172 New Bond Street, London. He is surrounded by books and portfolios, while the housekeeper brings in his letters and morning tea. Sheepshanks's important collection of Netherlandish prints and drawings was sold to the British Museum in 1836