William Sharp
Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron and 1st Marquis of Wharton, 1648 - 1715. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
About this artwork
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artist:William SharpEnglish (1749 - 1824)
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title:Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron and 1st Marquis of Wharton, 1648 - 1715. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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date created:Unknown
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after:Sir Godfrey KnellerGerman (1646 - 1723)
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:15.20 x 10.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:EP III 119.2
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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’...