William Sharp (surgeon)

For other people named William Sharp, see William Sharp (disambiguation).

William Sharp
Born1729
Died17 March 1810
OccupationSurgeon
EmployerGeorge III
SpouseCatherine (née Barwick)

William Sharp (1729 – 17 March 1810) was an English physician reported to have acted as surgeon to King George III.[1] With his brother Granville Sharp, he was an active supporter of the early campaign against slavery in Britain.[2]

He commissioned a well-known painting of his extended family playing music on a barge.[1]

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