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Portrait of Charlotte Leighton

Portrait Miniature
1784 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval painted portrait of a woman in a white wig gazing directly at the viewer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of Charlotte Leighton (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Charlotte Leighton, dated 1784, watercolour on ivory, painted by John Smart (1742?-1811).
Physical description
Oval painted portrait of a woman in a white wig gazing directly at the viewer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54mm
  • Width: 39mm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs K. Gifford Scott, from the Hugh John Burton Collection
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs K. Gifford Scott, from the Hugh John Burton Collection
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.12-1984

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Record createdJuly 9, 2003
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