Portrait of a Woman
c. 1775
John I Smart
John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)
Drawings
Portrait of a Woman, c. 1775. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 5.5 x 3.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1941.568 Sketches helped John Smart work out the particulars of a portrait before commencing the miniature on ivory; they were useful in the event that a duplicate might later be required.
- Maker/Artist
- Smart, John I
- Classification
- Portrait Miniature
- Formatted Medium
- graphite and wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- Framed: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 5.5 x 3.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: inscribed on paper backing in graphite, upside down, at upper right: 139; also on paper backing in graphite on slant at lower right corner: La belle/Gabrielle
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1941.568
- Credit Line
- The Edward B. Greene Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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