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Have Paint Will Travel
Scharf's portrait of the entrance lodge to Earl Fitzwilliam's pile at Milton Hall in Northamptonshire (1824)
In homage to the Royal Society of Antiquaries, who are now threatened with eviction from Burlington House following a disgraceful 3100% increase in rent - here is a portrait of its President Lord Stanhope (1873) by Sir George Scharf Junior
#SocAntiquaries
Scharf captures the rather boozy chairing ritual of Sir Francis Burdett as it headed down the Strand in #London following his election to Parliament for Westminster in the summer of 1818
Ungracious in defeat?
A non too flattering portrait of the Duke of Wellington as drawn by a French artist in 1840, showing him at his writing desk with the 'Capitulation of Paris, 1815' strewn on the floor beneath him. #wellingtonwednesday
Scharf's study of three yeomen at the Kings Mews Charing Cross is unusual as the figure on the right looks like a woman, not to mention the bloke on the left who seems to be doing some street advertising in his spare time, #London (1830)
Forget the hard hats, bring your top hats instead!
A site meeting between the architect and builders designing and constructing the Royal College of Surgeons building in Lincolns Inn Fields by George Scharf #London 1834
(The one on the right has obvs been asked to make the tea)
How to cover your arse prior to combat:
In a depot at Soho Square, ladies are fitting soldiers with warm caps and undergarments prior to their departure for Flanders, #London November 18th 1793
Meanwhile at the Johnson residence, Stanley advises Boris to get a grip following his shattering break-up with Dominic
Danger! Men At Work!
Four labourers laying granite block paving in a #London street (Scharf, 1834)