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John Smart, Portrait of a Girl, 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 4 cm), framed: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/38
John Smart, Portrait of a Girl (verso), 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 4 cm), framed: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/38
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John Smart, Portrait of a Girl, 1797

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of a Girl
Object Date 1797
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy case with brightwork bezel, braided hair in back
Dimensions Sight: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 4 cm)
Framed: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “JS / 1797”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/38

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1608

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of a Girl, 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 4 cm), framed: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/38
John Smart, Portrait of a Girl (verso), 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.2 x 4 cm), framed: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/38
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