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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1780, watercolor on ivory, sight: 15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm), framed: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm), diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/138
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman (oblique view), ca. 1780, watercolor on ivory, sight: 15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm), framed: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm), diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/138
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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1780

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of a Woman
Object Date ca. 1780
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Copper ring with yellow gold bezel and rose gold shank
Dimensions Sight: 15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm)
Framed: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm)
Diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “JS.”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/138

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1558

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1780, watercolor on ivory, sight: 15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm), framed: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm), diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/138
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman (oblique view), ca. 1780, watercolor on ivory, sight: 15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm), framed: 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 2.2 cm), diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/138
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