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A preparatory sketch of Mrs Murray as a young lady, in powder blue satin robe à l'anglaise with fine lace trim, her light brown hair upswept and tightly curled
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A preparatory sketch of Mrs Murray as a young lady, in powder blue satin robe à l'anglaise with fine lace trim, her light brown hair upswept and tightly curled
on card
oval, 1 7/8 in. (50 mm.) high, modern rectangular giltwood frame with white, gold-bevelled matting, in burgundy leather case stamped 'Asprey & Company Ltd. London' (2)
A preparatory sketch of Mrs Murray as a young lady, in powder blue satin robe à l'anglaise with fine lace trim, her light brown hair upswept and tightly curled
on card
oval, 1 7/8 in. (50 mm.) high, modern rectangular giltwood frame with white, gold-bevelled matting, in burgundy leather case stamped 'Asprey & Company Ltd. London' (2)
Provenance
Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (1871-1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist; Christie's, London, 26 November 1937, lot 26 (part lot, 20 gns. to Hand).
Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1972, lot 45.
Christie's, London, 25 November 1987, lot 348.
Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1972, lot 45.
Christie's, London, 25 November 1987, lot 348.
Literature
D. Foskett, John Smart, the Man and His Miniatures, London, 1964, p. 71.
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