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Michael William Sharp

British painter (1776-1840)

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  • Images from the collections
  • Works from the collections
  • Frequent collaborators
  • Related topics

Images from the collections

Images by Michael William Sharp

17 images from works
  • A Greenwich pensioner, filling a pipe with tobacco, a tankard of ale at his elbow. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.
  • A sick man mixing a dose of medicine for himself from a book. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, 1824, after M.W. Sharp.
  • A young gentleman taking snuff. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.
  • A man stirring his broth contemplates his injured head which he holds with his hand. Mezzotint by A. Huffam, 1826, after M.W. Sharp.
  • A man sits by a table and examines a full glass of wine that he holds to the light. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.
  • Benjamin Jesty. Oil painting by M.W. Sharp, 1805.
  • Benjamin Jesty. Oil painting by M.W. Sharp, 1805.
  • Benjamin Jesty. Oil painting by M.W. Sharp, 1805.
  • Benjamin Jesty. Oil painting by M.W. Sharp, 1805.
  • Benjamin Jesty. Oil painting by M.W. Sharp, 1805.
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Works from the collections

14 works

    • Pictures

    A sick man mixing a dose of medicine for himself. Coloured aquatint after M.W. Sharp.

    Michael William Sharp | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 585320i
    • Pictures

    A Greenwich pensioner, filling a pipe with tobacco, a tankard of ale at his elbow. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.

    Michael William Sharp | Reference: 31932i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A sick man holding his head, leaning on a pile of books and mixing a dose of medicine for himself. Mezzotint by A. Huffam, 1826, after M.W. Sharp.

    Michael William Sharp | Date: 31 August 1826 | Reference: 18182i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A man sits by a table and examines a full glass of wine that he holds to the light. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, c. 1824, after M. W. Sharp.

    Michael William Sharp | Date: 1 June 1824 | Reference: 26891i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A man stirring his broth contemplates his injured head which he holds with his hand. Mezzotint by A. Huffam, 1826, after M.W. Sharp.

    Michael William Sharp | Date: 31 August 1826 | Reference: 16972i
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Frequent collaborators

Henry Dawe
Huffam, A. M., active 1825-1859.

Related topics

Self Medication
Medicines, Specific
Therapeutics
Books
Medicine - Formulae, receipts, prescriptions

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