William Sharp
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1587. Reigned 1542 - 1567 (escaping from Lochleven Castle with George Douglas)
About this artwork
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artist:William SharpEnglish (1749 - 1824)
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title:Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1587. Reigned 1542 - 1567 (escaping from Lochleven Castle with George Douglas)
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date created:Published 1795
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after:Robert SmirkeEnglish (1752 - 1845)
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:32.70 x 22.10 cm
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credit line:Purchased from Henry Sotheran (Antiquarian Bookseller, London).
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accession number:PGE 86.184
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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’...
