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Portrait of Christopher Sharp: P.14838-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Christopher Sharp

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sharp, Christopher
Draughtsman: Orde, Thomas (After)

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Description

Etching on paper. Head and shoulders portrait of a man in profile facing right. He wears a short wig with thick curls at the base and a plain coat and collar. Signed on the plate at lower right: 'C: #.'. Inscription in pen and ink at upper right: 'etched by himself'. Early proof of the same plate as seen in P.14843-R, in which the printmaker's signature, 'C: #.' is still visible on the plate beneath an area of dense cross-hatching at lower right. P.14839-R, P.14840-R and P.14841-R are proofs of a similar etched portrait of Sharp relating to a different plate.

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1737 - Circa 1797

Note

Height 87mm (cut to platemark) x width 65mm (cut to platemark)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14838-R
Primary reference Number: 225447
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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