Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)

Portrait of William Sharp (1749-1824)
Oil on canvas
29 x 24 in. (27 x 22 1/2 in. oval sight)

PROVENANCE:
Commissioned by John Boydell (1720-1804),
Williams and Sutch, London, 1931,
Frost and Reed, London, 1945,
Harold Mackintosh, 1st Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax, 1951,
Leggatt Brothers, London,
Christies, London March 16, 1956 (lot 114, bt. Jenkins, 105 gns.),
Alfred P. Jenkins, Richmond, VA,
By Descent.

EXHIBITIONS:
John Boydell Gallery, 1786
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia “Collector’s Choice”, 1965

LITERATURE:
Fielding, M. ‘Paintings by Gilbert Stuart not Mentioned in Mason’s Life of Stuart,’ The Pennsylvania Magazine, 1914 Vol. 38, page 331 (No. 116)
Park, Lawrence, Gilbert Stuart: An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works. New York, 1926 (IV vols.) page 676, (No. 747), Vol. II
“Art News” May 30, 1931, Vol. 29, page 6
Whitley, E. T. Gilbert Stuart, 1932, page 55, (No. 232)
Mount, Charles Merrill, Gilbert Stuart: A Biography. New York, 1964, page 362.