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William Sharp (1803–1875) was a British-born painter who is credited with introducing chromolithography to America in 1840.

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.

References

1. Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 147
2. 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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