Portrait of a Man
John I Smart (British, 1741-1811)
Date:
c. 1776
Medium:
graphite and wash on laid paper
Collection:
Drawings [1]
Dimensions:
Unframed - h:5.10 w:4.50 cm (h:2 w:1 3/4 inches)
Credit Line:
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Accession Number:
1941.570
Gallery ID:
not on view
Inscription:
Signature: none; inscribed on paper backing in graphite, upside down at upper left: 196; also on paper backing on slant at center, in graphite: Sir ?/John/Lester and 11; inscribed on back of drawing, under paper backing in graphite at bottom: Mr De [G?]iaf . . .; and in brown ink from top to bottom:
Scarlet Coat
. . . der Bottom [or possibly button]. . .
green waistcoat
. . . racelet & Spring
[deli]vrd to Mr. Hall