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John Smart — Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square
John Smart

Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square

John Smart's 'Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square' is executed in watercolor over pencil and housed in a gilt-wood frame. This portrait represents the refined miniature painting tradition of 18th-century British portraiture.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil on paper, gilt-wood frame

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 109

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John Smart, Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square

John Smart's 'Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square' is executed in watercolor over pencil and housed in a gilt-wood frame. This portrait represents the refined miniature painting tradition of 18th-century British portraiture.

Medium
Watercolour over pencil on paper, gilt-wood frame
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Brown, Watercolor, Serene, Aristocratic, Paper, Portrait, Neoclassical, British, 18th Century, Male

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