JOHN SMART JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1776-1809)
Portrait of a lady, thought to be Anne of Cleves (1515-1567) wearing gown, collar tied with lace, beaded necklace, white coif and cap embroidered with floral motif
signed and dated 'J.S. Junr, 1798' (lower left) and further signed and dated 'J Smart Junr 1798' (on her hat) and with monogram (lower right) and inscribed 'Anne of Cleve' (upper left)
pencil on paper
22.5 x 18.5cm
| Estimate: | £1,000 - £1,500 |
| Hammer price: | £1,400 |
Provenance
Sale, 13th November 1962 (part of a set of ten drawings);
Mrs. Daphne Foskett;
Sale, Bonhams, London, 21st
November 2007, lot 28;
Private collection, UK
Literature
Daphne Foskett, John Smart, the man and his miniatures, London,
1964, p.60, ill.pl.XXX, no.108
Footnote
The present lot is after a drawing by Hans Holbein the younger
(1497/8-1543). A coloured stipple engraved version by Francesco Bartolozzi
(1727-1815), published by John Chamberlaine is in the National Portrait Gallery
(NPG D19386).