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John Smart, Portrait of Mary Morton

John Smart

British · 1741–1811 · Painter, Printmaker

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  1. John Smart, A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon., watercolour on ivoryA portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon.Bonhams · £5,376≈ $6,804≈ €6,221Sign up to see

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John Smart, Portrait miniature of Captain Richard Burgess RN (1754-1797), watercolour on paper
Portrait miniature of Captain Richard Burgess RN (1754-1797)
Chorley's · Sep 24, 2025
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John Smart, A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon., watercolour on ivory
A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon.
Bonhams · Jun 28, 2023
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John Smart, Standing before a rural landscape, wearing white Empire dress with frilled trim, her dark hair curled and upswept, pencil and watercolour on paper, unsigned, square gilt-metal frame with reed and ribbon motifs, wood back, circular, 15.0cm square frame.
Standing before a rural landscape, wearing white Empire dress with frilled trim, her dark hair curled and upswept, pencil and watercolour on paper, unsigned, square gilt-metal frame with reed and ribbon motifs, wood back, circular, 15.0cm square frame.
Bonhams · Jan 19, 2017
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John Smart, Portrait of Maria Feodorowna, miniature painting on ivory
Portrait of Maria Feodorowna
im Kinsky · Apr 24, 2018
John Smart, A portrait of a lady in preparation for a miniature; along with three other drawings by various hands (a group of four), first, pencil; two pencil and one red chalk
A portrait of a lady in preparation for a miniature; along with three other drawings by various hands (a group of four)
Bonhams · Nov 10, 2013

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Smart, Sir William Hood
Sir William Hoodca. 1766 · Ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923 — Open A…
John Smart, Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Lady Dering
Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Lady DeringPencil and watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958 — Ope…
John Smart, Mrs. Comyns
Mrs. Comynsca. 1760 · Pencil and some watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958 — Ope…
John Smart, Mrs. Charlotte Lennox
Mrs. Charlotte Lennox1777 · Pencil and watercolor on card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1949 — Open Access (CC0)
John Smart, Mrs. Caroline Deas
Mrs. Caroline Deasca. 1760 · Pencil and watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958 — Ope…
John Smart, Sir George Armytage (1761–1836), Fourth Baronet
Sir George Armytage (1761–1836), Fourth Baronetpossibly ca. 1763 · Pencil and watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958 — Ope…
John Smart, Captain John Williamson (c.1745–1798)
Captain John Williamson (c.1745–1798)1775
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Portrait of a gentleman with initials G.W.
Portrait of a gentleman with initials G.W.1800
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Portrait of a gentleman
Portrait of a gentleman1785
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, James Taylor
James Taylor1787
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Lieutenant General John Richardson (d. 1828)
Lieutenant General John Richardson (d. 1828)1794
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Sir John Edward Swinburne, 6th Baronet of Capheaton
Sir John Edward Swinburne, 6th Baronet of Capheaton1780
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Sir John Palmer, Bt.
Sir John Palmer, Bt.1770
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Admiral Sir John Lindsay (1737–1788)
Admiral Sir John Lindsay (1737–1788)1787
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
John Smart, Portrait of Mary Morton
Portrait of Mary Mortonc. 1804 · Pencil on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…
John Smart, Portrait of an Officer
Portrait of an Officer1788 · Watercolor on ivory
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…
John Smart, Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady1761 · Watercolor on ivory, mounted in tortoise shell and gold box
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…
John Smart, Portrait of a Young Gentleman
Portrait of a Young Gentleman1761 · Tortoise shell, gold
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memor…
John Smart, Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence
Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence1770 · watercolor on ivory in an amalgam frame
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Smart, Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait1802 · watercolor on ivory in a gold frame
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Smart, Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man1786 · watercolor on ivory in a gold frame
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Smart, Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart
Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smartc. 1785 · graphite and wash on laid paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Smart, Portrait of M. de Viapre
Portrait of M. de Viaprec. 1776 · graphite and wash on laid paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)

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