Joshua Sharpe
Print
18/01/1786 (published)
18/01/1786 (published)
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Portrait of Joshua Sharpe, seated, wearing a powdered wig, resting his right arm on a table and facing slightly left. In the left background, partly concealed by a curtain, are bookshelves. On the table are papers and an inkstand.
Object details
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Title | Joshua Sharpe (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, portrait of Joshua Sharpe, mezzotint by Charles Howard Hodges after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1786. |
Physical description | Portrait of Joshua Sharpe, seated, wearing a powdered wig, resting his right arm on a table and facing slightly left. In the left background, partly concealed by a curtain, are bookshelves. On the table are papers and an inkstand. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Sr. Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. Engraved by C. H. Hodges. London Publish'd Jany. 18; 1786: by J. R. Smith, N: 83: Oxford Street.' (Lettered with name of sitter, dedication etc. and) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
Production | 3rd state. The original portrait by Reynolds was painted before 1786. |
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Accession number | E.398-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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