Portrait of M. de Viapre
c. 1776
John I Smart
John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)
Drawings
Portrait of M. de Viapre, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 5.1 x 4.5 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1941.570 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: 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.); Unframed: 5.1 x 4.5 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signature: none; inscribed on paper backing in graphite, upside down at upper left: 196; also on paper backing on slant at center, in graphite: Sir ?/John/Lester and 11; inscribed on back of drawing, under paper backing in graphite at bottom: Mr De [G?]iaf . . .; and in brown ink from top to bottom: Scarlet Coat . . . der Bottom [or possibly button]. . . green waistcoat . . . racelet & Spring [deli]vrd to Mr. Hall
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1941.570
- Credit Line
- The Edward B. Greene Collection
- Exhibitions
- Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America, Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives, <em>Royal Amateur Art Society Exhibition of Miniatures</em>, Moncorvo House, London, (March 5-8, 1904).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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