English miniature and subject painter (1796-1874)

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A phrenologist at work on a girl, surrounded by members of her family. Engraving by C. Rolls after E. Sharpe, c. 1830.

Three women surround the bed of their dying sister. Engraving by H. Robinson after Miss Eliza Sharpe.

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Eliza Sharpe

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A phrenologist at work on a girl, surrounded by members of her family. Engraving by C. Rolls after E. Sharpe, c. 1830.

Three women surround the bed of their dying sister. Engraving by H. Robinson after Miss Eliza Sharpe.