George Johann Scharf | |
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 Drawing of South American fossil skull of toxodon platensis for Charles Darwin, 1838 | |
| Born | 1788 |
| Died | 1860 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | illustrator, water colour painter, draughtsman, and lithographer. |
George Johann Scharf (1788–1860) was a water color painter, draughtsman and lithographer, and father of Sir George Scharf and Henry Scharf. He exhibited his paintings at the Royal Academy from 1817 to 1850, and was a member of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours.