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Portrait miniature of Thomas Truston

Portrait Miniature
1794 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval portrait miniature of Thomas Truston.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait miniature of Thomas Truston
Materials and techniques
miniature portrait in pencil and watercolour
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Thomas Truston, by John Smart. Great Britain, dated 1794
Physical description
Oval portrait miniature of Thomas Truston.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.9375in (Note: sight measure)
  • Width: 3.25in (Note: sight measure)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
  • J S / 1794 (signed on the right)
  • Thomas Truston / of Boston / Lincolnshire. / by John Smart / 1794. (at the back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
P.89-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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