Lot 188
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John Smart (British, 1741-1811)
John Smart (British, 1741-1811)
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John Smart (British, 1741-1811)

Details
John Smart (British, 1741-1811)
Mrs Elizabeth Campbell, née Mackay, in blue dress
Signed with intials and dated 'JS / 1787 / I' for India (lower left)
On ivory


Oval, 57 mm. high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse set with nine locks of hair of differing colour, eight of which are set with gold initials
Provenance
A. P. Cunliffe Esq.; Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1945, lot 30 (as 'called Lady Cornwallis', £125 to Robert H. Rockliff).
Robert H. Rockliff of Compton Grange, Eastbourne; Sotheby's, London, 11 November 1947, lot 117 (£200 to Hans E. Backer).
C.H. Samuelson, Esq.; Christie's, London, 9 February 1960, lot 167.
With Captain Charles Woollet, London, in 1963.
Literature
Advertised in Country Life, 21 January 1960.
D. Foskett, John Smart. The Man and his Miniatures, London, 1964, p. 64, illustrated pl. XIII, no. 50.
Apollo, August 1965.
Exhibited
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, International Art Exhibition, 1934, no. 1073 (as Lady Cornwallis).
Edinburgh, The Arts Council Gallery, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 241.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the wife of Captain Dugald Campbell of the 74th Highland Regiment of Foot. The initials on the locks of hair on the reverse of the miniature are: JC / DC / WCC / IC / MC / AHC / EC / CC (clockwise from top centre) and most likely refer to their children.

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