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John Smart, Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas, 1782, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (5.4 x 4.3 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/23
John Smart, Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas (verso), 1782, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/23
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John Smart, Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas, 1782

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas
Object Date 1782
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy case with brightwork and hair reserve
Dimensions Sight: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm)
Framed: 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (5.4 x 4.3 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “J.S. / 1782”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/23

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1564

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas, 1782, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (5.4 x 4.3 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/23
John Smart, Portrait of Alexander J. Dallas (verso), 1782, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/23
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