John Smart, Portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing white satin dress under a blue overdress edged with fur and lace, a bow at her corsage, her upswept hair dressed with pearls and tulle, 1774

John Smart

Portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing white satin dress under a blue overdress edged with fur and lace, a bow at her corsage, her upswept hair dressed with pearls and tulle, 1774

Watercolour on ivory

Oval, 50mm (2 in.) high

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To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com In this portrait, Smart’s natural flair for colour is shown in the pairing of the delicate lilac-blue dress with the sitter’s...

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In this portrait, Smart’s natural flair for colour is shown in the pairing of the delicate lilac-blue dress with the sitter’s pale complexion and dark hair. Although the sitter is, at present, unknown, she is typically portrayed with a Reynoldsian-style grace that Smart bestowed on his female sitters during the mid 1770s.

Provenance

Leopold Hirsch, Esq, whom sold;
Christie’s, London, 7-9 May 1934, lot 22;
S. J. Phillips, London, 1934;
Phillips, London, 15 February 1984, lot 410;
Karin Henninger-Tavcar, 1989;
Private Collection, Germany.

Literature

Pantheon’, April 1934, Vol. 13, p.126 (illustrated);
‘The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs’, October 1934, Vol.65, no.379, p.10 (illustrated);
Foskett, 1964, Plate 10, no.33 (illustrated).

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