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Sharp, William, 1749-1824

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  • Interior of a house occupied by men, women and children in Unalaska, Alaska, visited by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • A woman from Kamchatka wearing a scarf on her head. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • Samuel More. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1798, after Benjamin West.
  • Women dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1774, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • The interior of a house on the island of Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada, with some of its inhabitants encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
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    The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

    Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792. | Date: Feb.y 12th 1793 | Reference: 3022639i
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    Statues of "raving" and "melancholy" madness, each reclining on one half of a broken segmental pediment, formerly crowning the gates at Bethlem [Bedlam] Hospital. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1783, after T. Stothard after C. Cibber, 1680.

    Cibber, Caius Gabriel, 1630-1700. | Date: 4 June 1783 | Reference: 25633i
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    King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.

    West, Benjamin, 1738-1820. | Reference: 42658i
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    Memoirs of John Fothergill, M.D. &c. / by John Coakley Lettsom.

    Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815. | Date: 1786
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    Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.

    Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782. | Date: May 31, 1792 | Reference: 2856155i
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