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Auction 74 12-13 Apr 2023
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John Smart (1741-1811), painter of miniatures, uniface white metal medal, c.1777, by John Kirk after Joachim Smith, bust to r., ... PICT EFFIG MINUT, 37.5mm. (BHM.153; Eimer 764) good very fine, rare
The portrait is taken from a wax (now lost) by Joachim Smith. John Smart is recognised as one of the greatest English miniaturists. Daphne Foskett, "John Smart, the man and his Miniatures", believes that the medals were produced in 1777 to celebrate Smart's appointment as Vice-President of the Incorporated Society of Artists.
Estimate: 80 - 120 GBP
The portrait is taken from a wax (now lost) by Joachim Smith. John Smart is recognised as one of the greatest English miniaturists. Daphne Foskett, "John Smart, the man and his Miniatures", believes that the medals were produced in 1777 to celebrate Smart's appointment as Vice-President of the Incorporated Society of Artists.
Estimate: 80 - 120 GBP