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John Smart, Portrait of William Jones, 1764/66, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm), framed: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/5"
John Smart, Portrait of William Jones (verso), 1764/66, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm), framed: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/5
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John Smart, Portrait of William Jones, 1764/66

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of William Jones
Object Date 1764/66
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy case
Dimensions Sight: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm)
Framed: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4 x 4.1 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower left: “J.S. / 1766.”
Inscribed erroneously on case verso: “William Jones / Esq: / 1764. / of Ramsbury / Manor”
Credit Line Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/5

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1512

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of William Jones, 1764/66, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm), framed: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/5"
John Smart, Portrait of William Jones (verso), 1764/66, watercolor on ivory, sight: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm), framed: 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4 x 4.1 cm), Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., F65-41/5
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