| Portrait of Richard Arkwright | |
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| Artist | Mather Brown |
| Year | 1790 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 127.9 cm× 102.5 cm(50.4 in× 40.4 in) |
| Location | New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut |
Portrait of Richard Arkwright is a 1790 portrait painting by the Anglo-American artist Mather Brown. It depicts the English businessmen Richard Arkwright, a major figure in the Industrial Revolution. [1] Arkwright commissioned the painting for his London residence in Adam Street. [2]
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Brown settled in London and during his early career enjoyed great success with fashionable portraiture and history paintings for the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery. [3] The painting is now in the Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut. [4]
