Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June-July 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/479
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JOHN SMART, SEnR, 739 Lapy TEIGNMOUTH. Half-length in profile, viewed to the left. Her hair is dressed high and ornamented with pearls. She wears a low-necked dress trimmed with a white lace fichu. Pencil, Oval, 8 by Bin. On paper. She was Charlotte, wife of John Shore (Lord Teignmouth), Governor-General of India. (841) JOHN SMART, SEnr. 740 CoLoNEL Watson, Chief Engineer of Bengal. Bust, viewed to the right, eyes looking full. He wears a scarlet uniform with blue lapels and collar, gold stitched button-holes, blue and gold epaulettes with star and letters “‘ LII Regt.” in gold, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair. Oval, 2 by 14 in. On wory. Signed and dated 1786, J. S. I. *.* A splendid miniature, painted by Smart whilst in India and signed with his Indian signature. (221) [See ILLUSTRATION. ] JOHN SMART, SEnR, 741 COLONEL Watson. Half-length, viewed to the left. Open coat edged with braid, white waistcoat, white stock, wig in pigtail. Pencil, Oval, 32 by 22 in. On paper. The subject was probably a relative of Colonel Watson of the Bengal Engineers (see lot 740).