William Radcliffe, Inventor of the Dressing Machine
Thomas 'Oldham' Barlow 1829 - 1889
Summary
A portrait of William Radcliffe (1760-1841), inventor of the cotton dressing machine. Radcliffe is shown as a fairly young and fairly well-rounded young man, with large eyes, smooth skin, and a contemplative expression. His short dark hair curls over the top of his high coat collar at the nape of his neck. From the series of 8 prints 'A Series of Portraits of Inventors of Machines for the Manufacture of Textile Fabrics.' (1862).
Object Name
William Radcliffe, Inventor of the Dressing Machine
Creators Name
Date Created
25th March 1862
Dimensions
mount: 42.7cm x 35.2cm
accession number
1918.1099
Collection Group
Place of creation
United Kingdom
Support
paper
Medium
ink
Credit
Transferred from the Horsfall Museum Collection, 1918
Legal
© Manchester Art Gallery
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