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Property of a Descendant of the Cross Family
JAMES SHARPLES (1751-1811) OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY
George Washington
Details
JAMES SHARPLES (1751-1811) OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY
George Washington
appears to be in its original gilt frame; the wooden backing board with paper label engraved "Benjn Beale Evans/ Corner of the Old Jewry/ Poultry"; the reverse with old tape hand-inscribed in graphite "72"; together with envelope titled "Pastel of Washington/ Probably painted by/ James Sharples & copied/ by his wife" enclosing handwritten letter, Arthur Du Cane to Mrs. Cross, and cataloguing on two sheets of paper, circa 1925
pastel on paper
9 ¼ x 7 1⁄8 in. (24 x 18.1 cm.) (sight)
Executed 1796-1803.
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George Washington
appears to be in its original gilt frame; the wooden backing board with paper label engraved "Benjn Beale Evans/ Corner of the Old Jewry/ Poultry"; the reverse with old tape hand-inscribed in graphite "72"; together with envelope titled "Pastel of Washington/ Probably painted by/ James Sharples & copied/ by his wife" enclosing handwritten letter, Arthur Du Cane to Mrs. Cross, and cataloguing on two sheets of paper, circa 1925
pastel on paper
9 ¼ x 7 1⁄8 in. (24 x 18.1 cm.) (sight)
Executed 1796-1803.
2
Provenance
Possibly Benjamin Beale Evans (1758-1803), printseller in London, 1801-1803
James Carlton Cross (1864-1959) and Marian Gertrude (Hibbert) Cross (1871- 1952), Chilton House, Chilton, Buckinghamshire, 1920s
The Right Honourable Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross, 1st Baronet (1896-1968), son of above
Thence by descent in the family
James Carlton Cross (1864-1959) and Marian Gertrude (Hibbert) Cross (1871- 1952), Chilton House, Chilton, Buckinghamshire, 1920s
The Right Honourable Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross, 1st Baronet (1896-1968), son of above
Thence by descent in the family
Literature
Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, no. J.675.686, online edition, www.pastellists.com, accessed December 14, 2025, illustrated.
Brought to you by
Peter Klarnet
Senior Specialist, Americana