William Sharp (1803–1875) was a British-born painter who is credited with introducing chromolithography to America in 1840.[1]
Sharp had worked for the lithographer Charles Hullmandel in London. On his arrival in Boston in 1840, Sharp became partners with Francis Michelin, another former employee of Hullmandel.[2]
References
- ↑ Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 147
- ↑ Reps, John William (1984). Views and Viewmakers of Urban America. University of Missouri Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-8262-0416-5.
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Victoria regia; chromolithograph (after John Fisk Allen)
Victoria water lily
Railroad Jubilee On Boston Common, 1851
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