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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus, 1776, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.8 cm), framed: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/17
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus (verso), 1776, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.8 cm), framed: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/17
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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus, 1776

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus
Object Date 1776
Former Title Portrait of a Woman
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gold case with bellflower hanger
Dimensions Sight: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.8 cm)
Framed: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “J.S / 1776.”
Inscribed in later hand on case verso: “Miss Ramus Hambledon / Romney 1777 / [illeg.] of / Hon WFO Smith / Roberts MP”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/17

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1546

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus, 1776, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.8 cm), framed: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/17
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Miss Ramus (verso), 1776, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.8 cm), framed: 1 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.6 x 4 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/17
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