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William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.

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.

A man from Kamchatka. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.

The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.

Memoirs of John Fothergill, M.D. &c. / by John Coakley Lettsom.

Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.

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Sharp, William, 1749-1824

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The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

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.

King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.

Memoirs of John Fothergill, M.D. &c. / by John Coakley Lettsom.

Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.