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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Portrait Miniatures, Room 90a, The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

Portrait of Captain W. S. Dawe of the Indian Infantry

Portrait Miniature
1787 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature on ivory of Captain W. S. Dawe of the Indian Infantry


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of Captain W. S. Dawe of the Indian Infantry (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of Captain W. S. Dawe of the Indian Infantry, by John Smart, British, 1787
Physical description
Portrait miniature on ivory of Captain W. S. Dawe of the Indian Infantry
Dimensions
  • Height: 49mm
  • Width: 37mm
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated 1787
Credit line
Alan Evans Bequest, given by the National Gallery
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Accession number
EVANS.222

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Record createdJuly 9, 2003
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