Antique Miniature Young Man Military Officer Portrait Painting John Smart, Circa 1780 Drawings & Prints Signed "Marin" lower right and

Signed "Marin" lower right and housed in the original giilded frame

each vase with a hand-painted scene of immortal figures in a garden setting

This helmet would have belonged to a nobleman of the Imperial court or a very high ranking officer

and letters (the marquetry letters with inlaid writing in French)

Each figure is very finely carved in traditional dress and engraved with polychrome decoration

Antique Miniature Young Man Military Officer Portrait Painting John Smart, Circa 1780 Drawings & Prints Signed "Marin" lower right andA 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.