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[Pastel drawing of Joseph Priestley]

Name:
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804; Taggart, W. T. (Walter Thomas), 1872-1938; Sharples, James, 1752-1811
Date:
1900s
Identifier:
P/P933.7 S
Provenance:
Stamped on the back "National Portrait Gallery London".
Subject:
Scientists
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Notes:
Photograph of pastel.; Photographic reproduction of pastel drawing by James Sharples. Two copies. Handwritten on verso of copy 1: "from a pastel by Mrs. James Sharpless. Original in The Kensington Nat'l Portrait Gallery, London." A stamp, also on verso, reads "National Portrait Gallery, London, Copyright Photograph." While Ellen Sharples sometimes made copies of her husband's drawings, the National Portrait Gallery attributes this drawing to James Sharples himself. P/P933.7a S (not scanned) is a postcard featuring the same image.; Photograph of painting
Collection:
Edgar Fahs Smith Image Collection (University of Pennsylvania)