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John Smart, Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher, 1787, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 4.6 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/127"
John Smart, Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher (verso), 1787, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 4.6 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/127
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John Smart, Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher, 1787

Artist John Smart (English, 1741–1811)
Title Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher
Object Date 1787
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gold case with hair reserve and monogram
Dimensions Sight: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 cm)
Framed: 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 4.6 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower right: “JS / 1787 / I”
Inscribed with monogram on case verso: “JDP”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/127

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1580

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2025.

 

John Smart, Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher, 1787, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 4.6 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/127"
John Smart, Portrait of Josias Dupré Porcher (verso), 1787, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 cm), framed: 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 4.6 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/127
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