Portrait of Christopher Sharp
Printmaker:
Sharp, Christopher
Draughtsman:
Orde, Thomas
(After)
Etching and stipple 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. State just prior to that where the image is reduced to an oval. See P.14840-R. P.14839-R, P.14840-R and P.14841-R are proofs of an etched portrait of Sharp relating to the same plate. An inscription in pen and ink is visible on the verso. This is transcribed in a curatorial hand on the verso of the artist's board onto which it is laid down: 'C Sharpe / Frame Maker / John Street / Cambridge / Done by himself / From a Drawg / of Mr Harding / C # / his mark'.
Unknown
by unknown
18th Century
Circa
1737
-
Circa
1797
Height 87mm (plate) x width 65mm (plate); height 91mm (sheet) x width 70mm (sheet)
Accession number: P.14841-R
Primary reference Number: 225450
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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