In 1815 he became an Associate of the Royal Academy (A.R.A.) and R.A. in 1816. In the same year, he also was awarded the French "Légion d'honneur". Mulready's most important pictures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the Tate Gallery. In the former are 33, among them "Hampstead Heath" (1806); "Giving a Bite" (1836); "First Love" (1839); "The Sonnet" (1839); "Choosing the Wedding Gown" (1846); and "The Butt" ("Shooting a Cherry") (1848). In the latter are five, including a "Snow Scene". In the National Gallery, Dublin, are "Young Brother" and "The Toy Seller". His "Wolf and the Lamb" is in Royal possession.