JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
拍品 160

JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)

已結束2010年6月10日

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GBP 13,125

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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A preparatory sketch of Mrs Drake of Bedford Square, in décolleté pale blue dress, wearing a chain with a pendant, her upswept curled hair dress with a white plume and cap
pencil and watercolour on card
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with pierced diamond-set surround, the gold reverse engraved, 'Mrs Drake Bedford Square By John Smart'

Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (1871-1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist; Christie's, London, 26 November 1937, lot 26 (part lot, 20 gns. to Hand).
Christie's, London, 16 November 1976, lot 14.
Bruton Knowles, Gloucestershire, 8 December 1994, lot 57.

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The finished miniature, signed with initials and dated 1782, depicts Mrs Drake in an ermine-bordered blue surcoat and gold-figured white dress with frilled border (see Christie's, London, 23 October 1989, lot 124, and Christie's, London, 20 March 1990, lot 120).