James Sharples
1751–1811 · British · 8 artworks
RococoPastel applicationSmall-scale portraitureProfile and three-quarter viewsEmphasis on likenessLimited color palette
artist bio
James Sharples was an English-born painter who achieved considerable success in the United States creating pastel portraits of prominent figures. He is best known for his small-scale, lifelike portraits of American Founding Fathers and other notable individuals of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
related: John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart
