Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
John Smart
Portrait of General Patrick Duff (1742-1803)
Lot Closed
December 9, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
John Smart
London 1741 - 1811
Portrait of General Patrick Duff (1742-1803)
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed and hair reverse, set with the initials: PD;
signed with the artist's monogram and dated lower right: J.S. / 1791 / I
6.9 by 5.4 cm., 2¾ by 2⅛ in.
Henry F. Holt, by 1865;
Sale, London, Christie's, 2 May 1961, lot 213 (as Admiral Patrick Drummond);
Sale, London, Replica Shoes 's, 4 July 1989, lot 328 (as Captain Patrick Drummond)
Sale, London, Christie's, 2 May 1961, lot 213 (as Admiral Patrick Drummond);
Sale, London, Replica Shoes 's, 4 July 1989, lot 328 (as Captain Patrick Drummond)
London, South Kenington Museum, Special Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures, 1865, no. 2661 (as Captain Patrick Drummond);
Leeds, 1868, no. 3090 (as Captain Patrick Drummond)
Leeds, 1868, no. 3090 (as Captain Patrick Drummond)
D. Foskett, John Smart, the man and his miniatures, London 1964, p. 66 (as Captain Patrick Drummond of the Royal Artillery)
The sitter has previously been mistakenly identified as both Admiral Patrick Drummond and Captain Drummond. He is, however, General Patrick Duff who commanded the East India Company's Artillery in the 1790s.
We would like to thank Dr Andrew Cormack and Neil Jeffares for their help when cataloguing this lot.