Print made by William Sharp, 1749–1824, British, William Sharp, 1817
- Title:
- William Sharp
- Date:
- 1817
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving with chine collé on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 1/2 × 17 1/2 inches (54.6 × 44.5 cm), Plate: 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (36.8 × 31.8 cm), Chine collé: 14 × 12 inches (35.6 × 30.5 cm), Image: 12 × 10 inches (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "J.S. | & co."; lower center: "Wm Sharpe | exeedingly fine & brilliant proof before any letters"; lower right: "W.Sharpe | Portrait of himself | India proof"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "77"; lower right: "As"
Lettered below image, lower center: "London, Published May 12, 1817, by Iohn Smith, Princes Street, Cavendish Square."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.551
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bow tie | coat | frame (furnishing) | portrait | scroll (information artifact) | self-portrait
- Associated People:
- Sharp, William (1749–1824), engraver
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22248
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