细节
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A preparatory sketch of Mrs Drake of Bedford Square, in décolleté pale blue dress, wearing a chain with a pendant, her upswept curled hair dress with a white plume and cap
pencil and watercolour on card
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with pierced diamond-set surround, the gold reverse engraved, 'Mrs Drake Bedford Square By John Smart'
来源
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).
Christie's, London, 16 November 1976, lot 14.
Bruton Knowles, Gloucestershire, 8 December 1994, lot 57.
出版
D. Foskett, John Smart, the Man and his Miniatures, London, 1964, p. 87.
注意事项
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