Sir George Scharf
1 portrait
Sir George Scharf
by Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)
albumen carte-de-visite, 21 August 1867
3 3/8 in. x 2 in. (87 x 52 mm)
Given by Algernon Graves, 1916
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax29987
Click on the links below to find out more:
Sitterback to top
- Sir George Scharf (1820-1895), Artist and art historian; first Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 79 portraits, Artist associated with 75 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hamilton, Peter; Hargreaves, Roger, The Beautiful and the Damned: The Creation of Identity in Nineteenth Century Portrait Photography, 2001 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 6 June to 7 October 2001), p. 30
- Rogers, Malcolm, Camera Portraits, 1989 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 1989 - 21 January 1990), p. 11
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- The Beautiful and the Damned (6 June 2001 - 7 October 2001)



