Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
John Smart
Portrait of Sophia Dighton (1770-1793), the artist's daughter
Lot Closed
July 8, 01:18 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
John Smart
Norwich 1742 - 1811 London
Portrait of Sophia Dighton (1770-1793), the artist's daughter
Pencil, heightened with touches of white on laid paper;
signed, inscribed and dated lower right: J.S. / Madras / 1791
168 by 143 mm
By descent within the artist's family until,
sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 October 1981, lot 185;
where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
sale, London, Sotheby's, 19 October 1981, lot 185;
where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Drawn in Madras, India, two years before her tragic death as a result of complications during the delivery of a son, this sensitive drawing depicts John Smart's younger daughter by his first wife.