An unknown officer
Portrait Miniature
1786 (painted)
1786 (painted)
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Oval miniature portrait of an unknown officer wearing a white waistcoat and a blue coat with red facings.
Object details
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| Title | An unknown officer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painting on ivory |
| Brief description | Miniature portrait of an unknown officer by John Smart, British, 1786 |
| Physical description | Oval miniature portrait of an unknown officer wearing a white waistcoat and a blue coat with red facings. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. S. 1786.' (Signed and dated) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Reginald Jones |
| Object history | This miniature was on loan to the Museum from 1936. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | P.103-1962 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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