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Kernot Shbkton, born in June, 1836, was also a sculptor. His ability was only mode rate. He died in 1877.

SHEPH ARD, yiiKLiA*L,portrait paint- er. Practised in the reign of Charles II. There is by him a good portrait of Thomas Killigrew, the jester, with his dog, well in- troduced, in the possession of Sir J. Buller East, Bart. It is brilliant in colour, well but freely drawn, and an original com- position. This portrait, and another by him, are well engraved by Faithorne. Little is known of him. Walpole says he retired to Yorkshire, where he died. Francis Barlow was his pupil.

SHEPHEARD, George, water-colour fainter. He was of a family long known in Herefordshire. He commenced the study of art in the schools of the Royal Academy, and from 1811 to 1830 was an occasional contributor to the Academy exhibitions. He painted chiefly the landscape scenery of Surrey and Sussex, with one or two subject pictures.

SHEPHEARD, George Wallwyn, water-colour painter. Eldest son of the above. He was born in 1804, and was originally intended for the law, but was led to the study of art ; and travelled, sketch- book in hand, through France, Germany, and Italy, and in 1838, while staying m Florence, married an Italian lady. From 1830 to 1851 he was an exhibitor of land- scape views and studies at the Royal Aca- demy. He died in 1852. His brother, Lewis H. Shepheard, also an artist, pub- lished in 1873, 16 of his sketches, in pencil and sepia, reproduced by the autotype process.

SHEPHERD, George, engraver. Was born about 1760. He practised his art during many years in London. Engraved •Lady Hamilton's Attitudes/ in 15 mates ; « The Fleecy Charge/ after G. Morland. and many portraits, which he etched ana finished in mezzo-tint.

SHEPHERD, Robert, enqraver. Sup- posed to have been a pupil of David Loggan, from whose drawings he sometimes engraved. He practised at the commence- ment of the latter half of the 17th century. His best works are portraits. He made a reduced, but poor, copy of 'Alexander's Battles/ from the engravings of Gerard Audran. His works were in the line man- ner, laboured and careful.

SHEPHERD, George Sidney, water- colour painter. He was from about 1821 an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, contri- buting chiefly views in Devonshire. Later he exhibited views of Metropolitan build- ings—in 1830, 'OldCoventGardenMarket ;' in 1831, ' The Zoological Gardens ; ' in 1835, 4 Old London Bridge.' He was in 1833 elected a member of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, and was from 392

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time to time an exhibitor up to 1860, when his name disappears. His drawings were well-coloured, and possessed much artistic merit.

SHERIDAN, J., portrait painter. Was born in the county of Kilkenny. He studied in the Dublin Academv,but came to London to practice before he had qualified himself for success by sufficient study, and from 1785 to 1789 exhibited a portrait yearly at the Royal Academy. With such help as his friends could give him he struggled hard to succeed, but borne down by his late troubles, he died in London in 1790.

SHERIFF, William Craig, subject painter. He was born near Haddington, October 26, 1786, and studied in the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh. He was deemed of great promise, and had com- menced a clever picture oi ' The Escape of Queen Mary at Lochleven/ when he was seized with rapid decline, and, just living to complete his work, died March 17, 1805, at the early age of 1 9. His work was engraved by W. H. Lizars.

SHERLOCK, William, portrait paint- er and en/jraver. Was born about 1738, at Dublin, the son of a prize-fighter. In 1759 he was a student in the St. Martin's Lane Academy, London, and the sameyeargained a premium at the Society of Arts. He was afterwards a pupil of Le Bas in Paris. He exhibited portraits, small whole-lengths, and miniatures, painted both in oil and in water-colours, with the Incorporated Society of Artists (of which body he was one of the Directors), from 1764 to 1777, and at the Royal Academy from 1802 to 1806. His principal engraved works are the portrait heads for Smollett's History of England, but there are also some land- scapes engraved by him. There was another artist of the same family and the same name who exhibited miniatures at the Aca- demy in 1803,

SHERLOCK, William P., topogra- phical draftsman. He was born about 1780, and was an occasional exhibitor of views at the Royal Academy, chiefly archi- tectural, from 1796 to 1810, and drew many of the illustrations for Dickinson's ' Anti- quities of Nottinghamshire/ 1801-6 ; and published, 1811. 24 soft-ground etchings after drawings oy Girtin, Payne, Powell, and others ; he also engraved in the stipple manner some copies of small size of some rare portrait plates. He was a great imi- tator of the landscapes of Richard Wilson, R.A., and many of his works have been sold as originals by this master.

SHERKIFF, Charles, miniature painter. He practised in Edinburgh, and came to London in 1773, first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771, and continued to contribute his miniature portraits and groups for several years, attaining a high