Lot Essay
It has been suggested the sitter is a member of the Hoare family and Daphne Foskett, John Smart, the Man and his Miniatures, London, 1964, p. 68, records a Mr. Hoare having sat to John Smart.
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A gentleman, in aubergine coat and matching waistcoat with gold embroidery and gold buttons, white lace cravat, powdered wig
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A gentleman, in aubergine coat and matching waistcoat with gold embroidery and gold buttons, white lace cravat, powdered wig
signed with initials and dated 'J.S./1765' (mid-right)
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with scrolling surround
A gentleman, in aubergine coat and matching waistcoat with gold embroidery and gold buttons, white lace cravat, powdered wig
signed with initials and dated 'J.S./1765' (mid-right)
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with scrolling surround
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