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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The interior of a winter dwelling in Kamchatka. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber.
  • King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1798, after G. Reni.
  • Poulaho, King of the Friendly islands (south Pacific), drinking kava during a ceremony. Engraving by W. Sharp after J. Webber, 1780/1785.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh. Line engraving by W. Sharp after J. Houbraken, 1739.
  • Men dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • Men dancing in front of Captain Cook and members of his crew, on the island of Lifuka (Tonga). Engraving by W. Sharp, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.
  • John Hyde. Engraving by W. Sharp after R. Home. Engraving.
  • Matthew Boulton. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1801, after Sir W. Beechey, 1799.
  • John Hunter. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1788, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786.
  • Jean Conradin Heidegger, Bürgermeister of Zurich, on his death-bed. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • John Hunter. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1788, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786.
  • Saint Cecilia. Line engraving by W. Sharp after Pietro da Cortona.
  • Sir Walter Farquhar. Line engraving by W. Sharp after H. Raeburn.
  • John Hunter. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1788, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786.
  • John Hunter. Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1788, after Sir J. Reynolds, 1786.
  • 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 Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.
  • William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.