Granville Sharp
Print
15/12/1809 (published)
15/12/1809 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This print is an engraving after a drawing by George Dance. Dance was an architect and founder-member of the Royal Academy where he worked as Professor of Architecture from 1798-1806. From around 1793 he began to make profile drawings of his friends, of which this portrait is an example. The subject depicted is Granville Sharp, the popular abolitionist and author. In 1807 the British parliament abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade and in the years that followed abolitionist campaigners were a popular subject for prints.
Object details
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| Title | Granville Sharp (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-ground etching |
| Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of Granville Sharp, soft-ground etching by William Daniell after George Dance, 1809. |
| Physical description | Print, half-length portrait of a man, right profile, his hair curled and tied in a small bow. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Granville Sharp / Dance delt. July 3 1794. Published by Willm Daniell No. 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London Decr. 15 1809. Wm. Daniell Fecit.' (Lettered) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print is an engraving after a drawing by George Dance. Dance was an architect and founder-member of the Royal Academy where he worked as Professor of Architecture from 1798-1806. From around 1793 he began to make profile drawings of his friends, of which this portrait is an example. The subject depicted is Granville Sharp, the popular abolitionist and author. In 1807 the British parliament abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade and in the years that followed abolitionist campaigners were a popular subject for prints. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 26202 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2006 |
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