Ellen Sharples Artist

Ellen Wallace Sharples (born 1769 – died 1849 in Wybunbury, Cheshire) was an English painter who specialized in portraits in pastel and in watercolor miniatures on ivory. She exhibited five miniatures at the Royal Academy in 1807, and founded the Bristol Fine Arts Academy in 1844 with a substantial gift.

Personal facts

Ellen Sharples
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1769
Birth place
Bath Somerset
Nationality
Great Britain
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1849

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Artist

Field of work
Portrait miniature
Painting
Movement
Silhouette
Portrait

Topical connections

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Ellen Sharples on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baas.ac.uk/resources/asib/asibdets.asp?ordernum=8316&head=8314
  2. http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/image/?image_id=519074
  3. http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/showImageDetails.php?img_id=484
  4. http://www.microform.co.uk/guides/R97579.pdf
  5. http://www.milesbarton.com/work.htm?ID=97
  6. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp07546&role=art
  7. http://www.rwa.org.uk/histor1.html