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John Rubens Smith

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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Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger, sitting on a rock

Mrs. J.R. Smith, Elizabeth Pepperell Sanger, sitting on a rock (1809-1829)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Eyes – action of the pupil

Eyes – action of the pupil (1831)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Mr. Thwaites

Mr. Thwaites (1813)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Near Chapequa Springs

Near Chapequa Springs (1817-1820)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Scene in Connecticut, perhaps the mouth of the Mill River

Scene in Connecticut, perhaps the mouth of the Mill River (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Britons rejoice, rejoice, rejoice

Britons rejoice, rejoice, rejoice (1814)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Near Mount Pleasant

Near Mount Pleasant (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Instructional plate for drawing with geometric figures, trees, and a chimney

Instructional plate for drawing with geometric figures, trees, and a chimney (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Guann’s near Fort – Swift, Brooklyn

Guann’s near Fort – Swift, Brooklyn (1817)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Feet – in attitude and proportions of legs

Feet – in attitude and proportions of legs (1831)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Mill on the Brandywine, Delaware

Mill on the Brandywine, Delaware (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Gowanna, Long Island

Gowanna, Long Island (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Male figure, nude, holding discus, right arm outstretched, seen from front

Male figure, nude, holding discus, right arm outstretched, seen from front (1798)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen

Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen (1830-1840)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)
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