William Sharp

(1749 - 1824) British engraver (1749–1824)

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Engraving and Engravings

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Images by William Sharp

26 images from works
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • William Cuming. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1785, after T. Beach, 1783.
  • A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava and obeisance to the king in Tongatapu, Tonga. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • 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.
  • A man from Kamchatka. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
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Images featuring William Sharp

2 images from works
  • William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.
  • William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.

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Frequent collaborators

John Webber
Anthony van Dyck
Benjamin West
Joshua Reynolds
James Cook
Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia)
Tongans