A book with catalogue, published to accompany the exhibition "William Mulready : 1786-1863" organised to celebrate the bicentenary of the artist's birth, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1 July - 12 October 1986, continuing at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin and at the Ulster Museum, Belfast, Autumn/Winter 1986/87. 168 works are described and illustrated, including 36 color plates.