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Portrait of a Boy
1770
watercolor on ivory, gold locket set with braid of hair
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Smart is especially remembered for his miniature portraits of children. He preferred to work on a small scale, painting with minute brush strokes.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Abraham Jay Fink; A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1956 [A-203]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1965-1966 | John Smart – Miniaturist: 1741/2–1811. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. |
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/19/1963 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/5/1964 | Treatment | other |
| 11/19/1965 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/4 x W: 1 1/2 in. (3.18 x 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.266