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Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Artist: Unknown.
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Title:
Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Artist: Unknown.
Caption:
Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Arkwright was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man. (Colorised black and white print).
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Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / The Print Collector
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Image size:
2923 x 3590 px | 30.0 MB
Print size:
24.7 x 30.4 cm | 9.7 x 12.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ARKWRIGHT • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CENTURY • CHUBBY • CLOTHES • COLOR • COLORISED • COLOUR • COLOURISED • CONCEPT • COTTON • COUNTRY • DRESS • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • ENGRAVING • EVENT • EVENTS • FAMOUS • FAT • GUY • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • INDUSTRIALIST • INDUSTRY • INNOVATION • INNOVATIONS • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • JOB • JOSEPH OF DERBY • JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MECHANISATION • MEN • OCCUPATION • PEOPLE • PLUMP • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • PROFESSION • PROGRESS • RICHARD ARKWRIGHT • RICHARD • SCIENCE • SEATED • SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT • SIR RICHARD • SITTING • SPINNING MACHINE • TECHNOLOGY • TEXTILE INDUSTRY • WAISTCOAT • WELL-ROUNDED FIGURE • WIG • WRIGHT
