About this artwork
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artist:William SharpEnglish (1749 - 1824)
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title:Head of Christ crowned with Thorns
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date created:1797
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after:Guido ReniItalian (1575 - 1642)
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materials:Etching and engraving on paper
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measurements:Sheet: 29.30 x 21.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 5820
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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’...
