Samuel Crompton
Summary
A seated portrait of Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), inventor of the 'spinning mule', which speeded up cotton spinning, thus contributing to the industrial revolution. Compton appears to be middle aged and melancholy: he rests the side of his head on his knuckles and gazes almost anxiously towards the right. His hair is short and he wears dark, double-breasted clothing.
Object Name
Samuel Crompton
Dimensions
sight: 18.2cm x 14.2cm
accession number
1909.764
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Support
paper
Medium
ink
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