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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/128
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman (verso), 1789, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/128
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John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, 1789

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of a Woman
Object Date 1789
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy bezel
Dimensions Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “JS / 1789 / I”
Inscribed in later hand on verso: “TOP / MONTGOMERY”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/128

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1588

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/128
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman (verso), 1789, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/128
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