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John Smart

John Smart, Portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing a gold dress lined with pearls, her upswept hair entwined with plaits and decorated with pearls and a white gauze veil, 1776

John Smart

Portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing a gold dress lined with pearls, her upswept hair entwined with plaits and decorated with pearls and a white gauze veil, 1776
Watercolour on ivory
Oval, 47mm (1 7/8 in.) high
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To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com The intricate coiffures of the mid 1770s were a gift to Smart’s artistic skills and he rendered every plait, jewel and...
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The intricate coiffures of the mid 1770s were a gift to Smart’s artistic skills and he rendered every plait, jewel and veil in considerable detail. The expensive gold fabric of the sitter’s dress is characteristic of the dignified formality found in his female portraits of the period.

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Provenance

Karin Henninger-Tavcar, 1992;
Private Collection, Germany.
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