A fine miniature of Miss Twining, in white dress with ruffled neckline, white sash, twisted double strand of pearls in her short curling brown hair

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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742 or 1743-1811)
A fine miniature of Miss Twining, in white dress with ruffled neckline, white sash, twisted double strand of pearls in her short curling brown hair
signed with initials and dated 'J S 1801' (lower right)
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with initials HSD on central plaited hair ground

Provenance

Christie's, London, 22 May 1973, lot 81 (2,400gns.).

Literature

D. Foskett, John Smart The Man and His Miniatures, London, 1964, pl. XXI, no. 76.

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Lot Essay

A preliminary sketch for this miniature is illustrated in D. Foskett, op. cit., London, 1964, pl. XXXI, no. 76.
Miss Twining was one of the four daughters of Richard Twining (1749-1824), director of the East India Company and head of the tea business located in the Strand. He married Mary Aldred of Norwich in 1771 and had six sons and four daughters.

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