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Lot 261 Dα

A portrait miniature of a young gentleman

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

A portrait miniature of a young gentleman

Coloured pencil on paper miniature in a carved giltwood frame. 9.8 x 8.5 cm
Attributed to John Smart the Elder, ca. 1790

Provenance

Purchased on the English art market in 1981; subsequently in the collection of Dr. Günther Bartels, Göttingen

Literature

For more information on this English artist, cf.: Schidlof, Miniature in Europe, Graz 1964, II, p. 762 f.; Daphne Foskett, British Portrait Miniatures, London 1968, p. 110 ff.; Daphne Foskett, Miniature. Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge 1987, p. 364 ff.