Lot Essay
This portrait was presented to Edmund Sharpe by Storey Brothers & Co. Lancaster in commemoration of the sitter's fifty years association with the company (1866-1916).
Portrait of Edmund Sharpe, seated three-quarter-length, in a tweed suit, holding a cigarette, a lowboy by his side
Details
Harold Knight (1874-1961)
Portrait of Edmund Sharpe, seated three-quarter-length, in a tweed suit, holding a cigarette, a lowboy by his side
signed and dated 'Harold Knight/1916' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.5 cm.)
Portrait of Edmund Sharpe, seated three-quarter-length, in a tweed suit, holding a cigarette, a lowboy by his side
signed and dated 'Harold Knight/1916' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.5 cm.)
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