Album of portraits, consisting chiefly of heads only, drawn by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe in pencil, ink and watercolours., [Circa 1813.]
Item
Identifier: MS.19408
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The portraits have been cut out of larger sheets or sketchbooks and mounted in albums. Most of the sitters are unidentified. In accordance with Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's practice (see ‘Letters from and to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’, volume i, pages 21, 40) the heads are completed in watercolours but the rest of the figure and any background are usually only sketched in pencil.
Dates
- Creation: [Circa 1813.]
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Extent
72 Items
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
72 items.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk