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

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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)

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.

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