Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman
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Portrait of a GentlemanHalf-length, wearing a brown coat and tricorn hatPastel39.6 by 30.4 cm., 15 3/4 by 12 in.Provenance:with Colnaghi's, LondonThe son of the landscape artist Thomas Smith of Derby (d.1767), John Raphael Smith came to London in 1767 and worked as a linen draper while teaching himself to draw. He became a very successful mezzotint engraver as well as producing portraits in pastel.){kind=link}
JOhn Raphael Smith (1752-1812)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Half-length, wearing a brown coat and tricorn hat
Pastel
39.6 by 30.4 cm., 15 3/4 by 12 in.
Provenance:
with Colnaghi's, London
The son of the landscape artist Thomas Smith of Derby (d.1767), John Raphael Smith came to London in 1767 and worked as a linen draper while teaching himself to draw. He became a very successful mezzotint engraver as well as producing portraits in pastel.
Dimensions:
Height
39.6 cm / 1' 3 3⁄4"
Width
30.3 cm
/ 12 "