
Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery
1798 · Pastel and black chalk (or black pastel) on toned (now oxidized) wove paper
9 7/16 x 7 1/4 in. (24 x 18.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

James Sharples was an English portrait painter and pastelist, who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1779.
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