Portrait of a Woman
c. 1776
John I Smart
John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)
Drawings
Portrait of a Woman, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in.); unframed: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1941.565 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: 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in.); Unframed: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: inscribed on front of paper at upper right corner: 119 (or 115?); inscribed on paper backing, in graphite, upside down at lower left: 10
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1941.565
- Credit Line
- The Edward B. Greene Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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