William Sharinton - His Majesty's Collection Drawing by Hans Holbein Engraved by F.Barolozzi Antique original engraving 1700's

- William Sharinton
- Original 1700's engraving by F.Bartolozzi
- His Majesty's Collection
- Original brown Hogarth frame to edge (no glass)
- See photos for condition , but good!)
- 20.8x32.3cm Image

William Sharington bought Lacock Abbey in July 1540 for £783. He was later found guilty of embezzling money from the newly-established mint in Bristol. He narrowly avoided execution, and was pardoned. He later became an MP.

He married three times, but had no children. He died before 22nd November 1553, and is remembered in an intricately carved tomb monument in Lacock church, testament to his sophisticated taste. He was succeeded by his brother, Sir Henry Sharington (d. 1581).

The painting of the fur and the architecture is of high quality, but the face is almost wholly repainted, and the black costume badly damaged. The sitter does not look much older than in the drawing of him by Holbein, so it seems most likely that this was painted quite soon after his third marriage in 1542, and before his disgrace in 1549.

Francesco BartolozziItalian , 1727 - 1815View more from BartolozziBorn in Florence in 1727, Bartolozzi studied at the local Academy of Fine Art. He then moved to Venice and joined the workshop of the noted print-seller Joseph Wagner when he was eighteen, making engravings after the works of contemporary Venetian painters. Bartolozzi would become pre-eminent during his lifetime in the stipple method of engraving and is generally regarded as the greatest proponent of the technique.

Bartolozzi’s prints were greatly appreciated by English patrons visiting Venice, and in 1764 he was commissioned to engrave Guercino’s drawings in the British Royal Collection. Appointed as Engraver to the King, in 1768 he was a founding member of the Royal Academy. Bartolozzi remained in England for thirty-eight years, only leaving to become director of the Academy of Fine Art in Lisbon where he died in 1815.