John Rubens Smith
American artist

John Rubens Smith

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American artist
A.K.A.
John Reubens Smith
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
Is:
Painter
Work field:
Arts
Birth:
23 January 1775(London, UK)
Death:
21 August 1849(New York City, USA)
Star sign:
Aquarius
Family:
Mother:
Ann Darlow
Father:
John Raphael Smith
Children:
John Rowson Smith
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John Rubens Smith (January 23, 1775 – August 21, 1849) was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States.

Biography

Smith was born in London, England where he first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith, a mezzotint engraver. He later studied art at the Royal Academy.

Young's Mill on Brandywine Creek

Smith emigrated to New York City from London about 1807. He depicted the United States in the decades before photography, and influenced a generation of American artists through his drawing academies and drawing manuals. He died in New York City.

His son John Rowson Smith (1810–1864) was a moving panorama painter who worked with Richard Risley Carlisle.

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