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John Smart, Portrait of a Man, 1783, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/24
John Smart, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1783, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/24
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John Smart, Portrait of a Man, 1783

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of a Man
Object Date 1783
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy bracelet insert
Dimensions Sight: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 cm)
Framed: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “J.S. / 1783”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/24

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1566

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of a Man, 1783, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/24
John Smart, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1783, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.1 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/24
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