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Portrait of an unknown man

Portrait Miniature
1793 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval painted portrait of a gentleman in a grey wig and blue jacket.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of an unknown man (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown man, dated 1793, watercolour on ivory, painted by John Smart (1742?-1811).
Physical description
Oval painted portrait of a gentleman in a grey wig and blue jacket.
Dimensions
  • Height: 68mm
  • Width: 54mm
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
Bibliographic reference
Alison Smith, ed. Watercolour London: Tate Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-1-85437-913-9.
Collection
Accession number
P.9-1984

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Record createdJuly 9, 2003
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