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John Smart, Portrait of Keith MacAlister, Colonel of the 5th Madras Native Cavalry, 1810, watercolor on ivory, sight: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.6 x 6.8 cm), framed: 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (9.1 x 7.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/51

John Smart, Portrait of Keith MacAlister, Colonel of the 5th Madras Native Cavalry, 1810

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of Keith MacAlister, Colonel of the 5th Madras Native Cavalry
Object Date 1810
Former Titles Unknown Officer; Colonel Keith Michael Alexander; Portrait of General Keith MacAlister
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Insert within a gilt copper alloy case with monogram
Dimensions Sight: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.6 x 6.8 cm)
Framed: 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (9.1 x 7.5 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “J.S. / 1810”
Inscribed with monogram on case verso: “KMA”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/51

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1638

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of Keith MacAlister, Colonel of the 5th Madras Native Cavalry, 1810, watercolor on ivory, sight: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.6 x 6.8 cm), framed: 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (9.1 x 7.5 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/51