William Sharp
John Hunter, 1728 - 1793. Surgeon and anatomist
About this artwork
-
artist:William SharpEnglish (1749 - 1824)
-
title:John Hunter, 1728 - 1793. Surgeon and anatomist
-
date created:Published 1788
-
after:Sir Joshua ReynoldsEnglish (1723 - 1792)
-
materials:Line engraving on paper
-
measurements:14.30 x 12.07 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
-
accession number:SP IV 79.2
-
gallery:
-
depicted:
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.
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’...
