Lot Essay
Schidlof (op. cit., II, p. 939) stated that the reverse was inscribed '[Mrs.] Smith, daughter of Sir George Vandeput [painted] by Daniel, presented to Mr. Richard Smith, Bristol, A. D. 1786'.
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A young lady called Mrs Smith in grey silk dress with lace collar, long brown curling hair
Details
ABRAHAM DANIEL (BRITISH, C. 1750-1806)
A young lady called Mrs Smith in grey silk dress with lace collar, long brown curling hair
oval, 2½ in. (64 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with split-pearl suround
A young lady called Mrs Smith in grey silk dress with lace collar, long brown curling hair
oval, 2½ in. (64 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with split-pearl suround
Literature
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, I, pp. 182-183 (praised as 'The finest min. by him that I have seen so far'), II, p. 939, no. 281, illustrated III, pl. 152, no. 281.
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina, Internationale Miniaturen-Ausstellung in der Albertina Wien, 1924, no. 982 (artist and sitter unidentified).
Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature et de la gouache, 1956, no. 474 (sitter unidentified).
Vienna, Albertina, Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 80 (sitter unidentified).
Geneva, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature et de la gouache, 1956, no. 474 (sitter unidentified).
Vienna, Albertina, Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 80 (sitter unidentified).
Special notice
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