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James Sharples

1751

WA-00049597

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WikidataQ3161407

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Smithsonian
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Why this artist matters now

James Sharples was an English portrait painter and pastelist, who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1779.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 10d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (8)

Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery

1798 · Pastel and black chalk (or black pastel) on toned (now oxidized) wove paper

9 7/16 x 7 1/4 in. (24 x 18.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alexander Hamilton

1793 · Pastel on toned (now oxidized) laid paper

9 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (23.8 x 18.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Albert Gallatin

1793 · Pastel on light gray wove paper

9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Portrait of David Cooke

1771 · Pastel on paper, laid down on board

23.2 × 18.5 cm (9 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Abigail Smith Adams

1751 · Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper

9 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. (24.3 x 18.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Adams

1751 · Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper

9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (24.1 x 18.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Profiles, Possibly of John Adams

1751 · Pastel on gray laid paper

9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (24.1 x 18.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Josiah Ingersoll, Master-Warden of the Port of New York

1751 · Pastel on light gray wove paper

9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artwork sources (4)

8 published of 10 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published
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Charles Brockden Brown Portrait by James Sharples

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art

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