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George Scharf, 1820-1895

Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 1820.12.16
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 1895.04.19
Place of Death: London

Identity:

Sir George Scharf was a painter of archaeological subjects and Director of the National Portrait Gallery.

Life:

He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution. He was knighted in 1895.

Bibliography:

Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, 1956-61; Wood, Christopher, Victorian Painters, 2 vols., 3rd ed., revised, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1995.