The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

JOHN SMART | PORTRAIT OF THOMAS COCKBURN (1763-1850)

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December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

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5,000 - 7,000 GBP

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JOHN SMART

London 1741 - 1811

PORTRAIT OF THOMAS COCKBURN (1763-1850)

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed hair and blue glass reverse, set with the monogram: TC;

signed lower left: JS / 1790 / I

67 by 51 mm.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. US, France) Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory and prohibit the import of African elephant ivory. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory by air, either as freight or through hand carry. Sotheby's shipping will only assist in shipping the lot to either domestic UK or EU destinations, where delivery is made by road transport. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

Edward M. Hodgkins, by 1904;

Baron Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (d. 1940), Frankfurt;

sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 10-11 March 1950, lot 151;

Donald de Matalba, New York;

Edward Grosvenor Paine (d. 1989), New Orleans;

his sale, London, Christie's, 12 October 1982, lot 87

Williamson, 1904, vol. II, , no. 7, pl. LXX;

Foster, 1930/1931, vol. II, p. 69;

Foskett, 1964, pp. 19, 64

Cockburn, a Scot, lived in India from 1779 until 1802. Employed within the East India Company, in 1789 he married Henrietta Colebrook (1770-1847) in Fort St. George, Madras. When Smart painted the present portrait, Cockburn held the post of 'commissary to the army.' We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help when catalouging this lot.