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Lot 24

Attributed to James Sharples
(circa 1751-1811)
Portrait of George Washington 9 1/2 x 7 5/8in (24.1 x 19.4cm)

29 July 2020, 16:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$20,075 inc. premium

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Attributed to James Sharples (circa 1751-1811)

Portrait of George Washington
pastel on paper
9 1/2 x 7 5/8in (24.1 x 19.4cm)

Footnotes

Provenance
Sallie Brownback, New York, by 1950.
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, December 12, 1975, lot 1.
Acquired by the present owners from the above.

Literature
K.M. Knox, The Sharples: Their Portraits of George Washington and His Contemporaries; A Diary and an Account of the Life and Work of James Sharples and His Family in England and America, New Haven, Connecticut, 1930, pp. 70-78, nos. 15-29, 31-37, 39-41, 43, 45-48, other examples illustrated.
K.M. Knox, The Sharples: Their Portraits of George Washington and His Contemporaries; A Diary and an Account of the Life and Work of James Sharples and His Family in England and America, New York, 1972, pp. 70-78, nos. 15-29, 31-37, 39-41, 43, 45-48, other examples illustrated.

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