Antique Miniature Young Man Military Officer Portrait Painting John Smart, Circa 1780 Paintings Dutch Colonial

Dutch Colonial

possibly Syria or Mosul

This impressive pair of bookcases were made for a stately home in the Northeast of England

Molly had spent countless hours immersed in the landscape of the West Coast

35 cm X 25

Antique Miniature Young Man Military Officer Portrait Painting John Smart, Circa 1780 Paintings Dutch ColonialA fine antique miniature portrait painting, John Smart (1741 1811). The painting circa 1780. A very handsome portrait miniature of a young military officer, painted on an ivory wafer and signed "Smart" to the lower right hand side, the painting is housed in the original brass frame with a hinged hanging hook to the top. Original glass to the front and rear, the rear having the monogram of the young sitter. The painting is in very good condition indeed.