Gruppenporträt der Familie Sharp

The Sharp Family

Granville Sharp (1735-1813), shown seated at the centre of this lively group, was one of the first British campaigners for the abolition of the slave trade. He was also a renowned scholar and a talented musician. Here Zoffany commemorates the concerts that Sharp and family members staged on their barge, Apollo (which was moored on the Thames at Fulham) from 1775 to 1783.