John Rubens Smith (January 23, 1775 – August 21, 1849) was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States.

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John Rubens Smith
Self-portrait, c. 1817
Born	January 23, 1775 London, England
Died	August 21, 1849(1849-08-21) (aged 74) New York City, United States

Biography

Smith was born in London, England where he first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith, a mezzotint engraver. His mother was Ann Darlow, who married Smith's father until 1780 when they divorced.[1] Smith later studied art at the Royal Academy.

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.

Works

• The juvenile drawing-book (1844)

Gallery

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  Beacon Hill, Boston
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  Catskill Mountain-House
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  Officer from First Troop, Philadelphia

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Rubens Smith.

• John Rubens Smith biography at the Library of Congress website (visited June 21, 2010)
• John Rubens Smith Created Pictorial Record of Early America at the Library of Congress website (visited June 21, 2010)
• Vital data at printsandprintmaking.gov.au (visited June 21, 2010)

External links

• John Rubens Smith, New York, N.Y. letter to Asher Brown Durand, 1826 May 25 (visited June 21, 2010)

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