Granville Sharp, aetat 58 / drawn by G. Dance ; engraved by Henry Meyer. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Granville Sharp, aetat 58 / drawn by G. Dance ; engraved by Henry Meyer., an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Granville Sharp, aetat 58 / drawn by G. Dance ; engraved by Henry Meyer.
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Granville Sharp, the English abolitionist and philanthropist (1735–1813), is the sitter here, shown at the age of 58 in this engraving. The portrait was drawn by George Dance and engraved by Henry Meyer, and this impression was issued in May 1820, seven years after Sharp's death. Sharp is remembered for his legal challenges to slavery in England, including his role in the 1772 Somerset case, and his portrait circulated widely in the years after he died as a tribute to his work against the slave trade.
| Created / published | 1820 May. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1820.Engravings 1820. |
| Notes | Published for the proprietor."" |
| Subjects | Sharp, Granville,--1735-1813. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167920 |
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