Lecture on Sculpture by Richard Westmacott at the Royal Academy, Somerset House, in 1830
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
George Johann Scharf was born in Mainburg, Bavaria; the son of a tradesman. He studied under H. Kiermayer and at the Royal Academy in Munich, where he learnt lithography and miniature painting. He travelled through France and the Low Countries, escaping the Antwerp siege in 1814, before joining the British army. He served at Waterloo and made drawings at the Bois de Boulogne encampment. He moved to London in 1816 and later married Elizabeth. Their son, George, was an artist and Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Scharf received commissions for scientific illustrations from Sir R. Owen and Darwin, and recorded the building of London Bridge (1824-31) for the City Corporation. He spent two years in Germany from 1845. He died aged 72.
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Explore
- Places
- England, London, Somerset House
- Subjects
- Materials & Techniques
- lithograph
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Details
- Title
- Lecture on Sculpture by Richard Westmacott at the Royal Academy, Somerset House, in 1830
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- Two-tone lithograph
- Dimensions
- height: 23.00 cm, width: 32.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, 2017
- Provenance
- Bequest of Sir Ernest Clark to the Inland Revenue, 1951 (received 1972); transferred to GAC 2017
- GAC number
- 10332