Lot Essay
This interesting miniature shows John Smart copying an earlier portrait, perhaps by Boit, Zincke or Richter.
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A young lady, in open blue day gown with white underdress, her long brown hair falling to her right shoulder
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1-1811)
A young lady, in open blue day gown with white underdress, her long brown hair falling to her right shoulder
signed with initials and dated 'J.S. 1769.' (lower left)
oval, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
A young lady, in open blue day gown with white underdress, her long brown hair falling to her right shoulder
signed with initials and dated 'J
oval, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
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