File:Portrait of Captain George Oakes (1755-1797) (by John Smart).jpg

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Portrait of Captain George Oakes (1755-1797) (by John Smart)

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English: John Smart

Portrait of Captain George Oakes (1755-1797)

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame;signed lower left with the artist initials and dated: JS / 1784

53 by 40 mm.

The sitter served in the Royal Navy between 1776 and 1797. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1783, the year before Smart painted this miniature.
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Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/miniatures-part-2-l19323/lot.61.html
Author
John Smart  (1741–1811)  wikidata:Q6258207
 
John Smart
Alternative names
John I Smart; John Smart I; john smart; john smart der altere; John Smart the Elder
Description English portrait painter and miniaturist
Date of birth/death February 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 1811 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Norfolk Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6258207

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