Sharon Turner

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The portrait, first exhibited in 1817, was possibly painted in connection with the appearance of Turner's first volume of the History of England which came out in 1816 and caused Southey to remark that 'so much information was probably never laid before the public in one historical publication’.

Physical descriptionback to top

Half-length to right aged about 50, dark green coat with brass buttons, cream waistcoat, white neckcloth and voluminous white bow-tie; black hair grizzled at sides, dark grey eyes, swarthy complexion; fluted column and red drape to left, plain drab background with vertical line to right.

Provenanceback to top

Family possession and given by his grandson Sharon Grote Turner 1919.

Exhibitionsback to top

RA 1817 (330); Third Exhibition of National Portraits, South Kensington, 1868 (393) lent by the Rev Sydney Turner.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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