About this artwork
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artist:William Sharp (1749 - 1824) English
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title:Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, 1750 - 1823. Lord Chancellor
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date created:1791
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after:Richard Cosway (1742 - 1821) English
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materials:Line engraving
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measurements:14.10 x 10.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mrs A.G. Macqueen Ferguson Gift 1950
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accession number:UP E 74
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William Sharp
William Sharp
Sharp was apprenticed to the engraver, Barak Longmate, before becoming a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1771. After beginning his career as a writing engraver, Sharp progressed to create larger plates such as his notable engraving of ‘Alfred the Great Dividing his Loaf with the Pilgrim’...
