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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Medallion portraits of Washington and Lafayette, on plinth draped with flags

Medallion portraits of Washington and Lafayette, on plinth draped with flags (1795-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mill at Ipswich on road to Newbury Port

Mill at Ipswich on road to Newbury Port (1810)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mill River bridge

Mill River bridge (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mills at Cohoes Falls

Mills at Cohoes Falls (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Morning after fire, St. George Chapel, Beekman St., N.Y.

Morning after fire, St. George Chapel, Beekman St., N.Y. (1814)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon (1828-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mountain fortress

Mountain fortress (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mourning scene with kneeling mother and two children by monument below cypress and pine trees

Mourning scene with kneeling mother and two children by monument below cypress and pine trees (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mourning scene with mother and two children by monument near pine trees

Mourning scene with mother and two children by monument near pine trees (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mr. Thwaites

Mr. Thwaites (1813)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mr. Vanderwoorts at Williamsburgh on Jamaica Road

Mr. Vanderwoorts at Williamsburgh on Jamaica Road (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger Smith

Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger Smith (1821-1822)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger, indoors and leaning on a chair

Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger, indoors and leaning on a chair (1809-1829)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Mrs. Margaret E. Smith

Mrs. Margaret E. Smith (1809-1829)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Napoleonic officer standing beside tree and chest

Napoleonic officer standing beside tree and chest (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Near Chapequa Springs

Near Chapequa Springs (1817-1820)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Near Mount Pleasant looking over Haverstraw Bay to entrance of High Lands

Near Mount Pleasant looking over Haverstraw Bay to entrance of High Lands (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Near Mount Pleasant

Near Mount Pleasant (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Neoclassic building with ‘MDCCXIX’ on pediment, Charleston

Neoclassic building with ‘MDCCXIX’ on pediment, Charleston (1812)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

No. one, morning after the fire, St. Georges Chapel, Beekman St., N.Y.

No. one, morning after the fire, St. Georges Chapel, Beekman St., N.Y. (1814)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

North west view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house

North west view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

On Pearl St. Albany

On Pearl St. Albany (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

On the deck of the British ship Buffalo

On the deck of the British ship Buffalo (1818)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Packet boat grounded for tarring beside wharf–Men and wagon in foreground

Packet boat grounded for tarring beside wharf–Men and wagon in foreground (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Painter and patron

Painter and patron (1838-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Part of India Wharf & stores

Part of India Wharf & stores (1810-1830)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Partial design for heraldic embelm

Partial design for heraldic embelm (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Patriotic allegory with female figure standing before Greek temple holding shield bearing Washington portrait

Patriotic allegory with female figure standing before Greek temple holding shield bearing Washington portrait (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Pawtucket Falls four miles above Providence, R.I., taken in 1807

Pawtucket Falls four miles above Providence, R.I., taken in 1807 (1807)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Pawtucket Falls four miles above Providence, R.I.

Pawtucket Falls four miles above Providence, R.I. (1827)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

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