John Rubens Smith

American, 1775 - 1849

John Rubens Smith was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States.

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.

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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Bridge with wooden truss with houses and a mill on the far side of the water, perhaps related to Ipswich, Massachusetts

Bridge with wooden truss with houses and a mill on the far side of the water, perhaps related to Ipswich, Massachusetts (1810-1830)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Building with a cupola, perhaps residential, besides log buildings, perhaps quarters for enslaved workers

Building with a cupola, perhaps residential, besides log buildings, perhaps quarters for enslaved workers (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Bust profile of a bishop (1796-1799)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Bust profile of a Greek soldier with helmet (1796-1799)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Cadet Monument on the German Flats

Cadet Monument on the German Flats (1820)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Ceremonial surrender scene

Ceremonial surrender scene (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Chappaqua Springs four or five miles from Sing Sing

Chappaqua Springs four or five miles from Sing Sing (1817-1820)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Children at play by the water’s edge near a country cottage

Children at play by the water’s edge near a country cottage (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Chinese scholar [profile, no. 2] (1841)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Chinese scholar

Chinese scholar (1842)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Choate bridge built by town and country, 1764

Choate bridge built by town and country, 1764 (1810)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Country church with figures, one holding a shovel, at night

Country church with figures, one holding a shovel, at night (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Country folly statuary niche and rural cottage, two scenes

Country folly statuary niche and rural cottage, two scenes (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Country mill with waterwheel

Country mill with waterwheel (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Design for Columbia in lieu of the original figure in the transparency at Washington Hall

Design for Columbia in lieu of the original figure in the transparency at Washington Hall (1795-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Design for drop curtain – Holliday St. Theatre, Balto.

Design for drop curtain – Holliday St. Theatre, Balto. (1840)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Design for the frontispiece of a periodical work called ‘The ordeal’ in Boston, 1810

Design for the frontispiece of a periodical work called ‘The ordeal’ in Boston, 1810 (1810)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina

Detail view of cupola, pediment, and frieze of a large public building in Charleston, South Carolina (1812)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Distant view of Boston

Distant view of Boston (1809-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C.

Draw bridge over Potomac at George Town, D.C.

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Egyptian ediface built into a hill

Egyptian ediface built into a hill (1809-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Eliza P. Smith teaching John his lesson

Eliza P. Smith teaching John his lesson (1814-1818)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Eliza Pepperell Sanger Smith

Eliza Pepperell Sanger Smith (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Eliza Pepperell Smith

Eliza Pepperell Smith (1832)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Emblem design with putti unveiling medallion

Emblem design with putti unveiling medallion (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Factory compound as seen from the seashore, perhaps related to Ipswich, Massachusetts

Factory compound as seen from the seashore, perhaps related to Ipswich, Massachusetts (1810-1830)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Female nude, full-length, seen from behind

Female nude, full-length, seen from behind (1799)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Female nude, head turned to left, seen from the front

Female nude, head turned to left, seen from the front (1796)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Female nude, right arm upraised

Female nude, right arm upraised (1796)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Four studies of a castle entrance

Four studies of a castle entrance (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

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