Attributed to James Sharples Sr. (British, 1751-1811) Portrait of a Young Woman. Unsigned. Pastel on paper, depicting a half-length profile portrait of the young woman wearing a blue dress with a white lace kerchief tucked into her bodice, dia. 10 in., in an oval gilt gesso wood frame. Condition: Good. Note: A note affixed to the reverse with indistinct inscriptions reads, "Anne Rose Toohey (?) age 17 yrs. Jan.-- 1792..." James Sharples Sr. lived and worked in England for most of his life, but came to America in about 1793, working in New York and Philadelphia, then returned to England in 1801. This portrait was probably done before he came to America.
Attributed to James Sharples Sr. (British, 1751-1811) Portrait of a Young Woman. Unsigned. Pastel on paper, depicting a half-length profile portrait of the young woman wearing a blue dress with a white lace kerchief tucked into her bodice, dia. 10 in., in an oval gilt gesso wood frame. Condition: Good. Note: A note affixed to the reverse with indistinct inscriptions reads, "Anne Rose Toohey (?) age 17 yrs. Jan.-- 1792..." James Sharples Sr. lived and worked in England for most of his life, but came to America in about 1793, working in New York and Philadelphia, then returned to England in 1801. This portrait was probably done before he came to America.
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