JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)

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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)

Lord Manners, in blue coat with gold facings and buttons
Signed with initials and dated 'JS / 1763' (lower left)
On ivory
Oval, 32 mm. high, gilt-metal bracelet frame with later pearl and garnet-set brooch surround

Provenance

Allen H. Johness Jnr. Collection; Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1972, lot 148 (in different frame, as 'called the Marquis of Granby', £390 to Woollett).
Captain E. B. Woollett; Sotheby's, London, 16 December 1974, lot 124 (in different frame, as 'the Marquess of Granby').

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Lot Essay

The sitter is possibly John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-1770), the eldest son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland, and Bridget Sutton. Granby was Commander of British troops during the Seven Years' War. In 1750, he married Lady Frances Seymour, with whom he had six children. He also had two children with his mistress.

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