John Thomas Smith
(1766-1833), Draughtsman and antiquarySitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 37 portraits
John Thomas Smith, antiquarian, was also an etcher. His published work focuses almost entirely on London and its environs, and he was unusual for his time in that he recorded all strata of society. A pupil of Joseph Nollekens and the mezzotint engraver John Keyse Sherwin, Smith began his career as engraver and topographical draughtsman. His first publication, Antiquities of London and its Environs (1800), was followed by his major work Antiquities of Westminster (1807). In 1816, Smith became the keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum, a position he held for the rest of his life.
attributed to John Thomas Smith
pencil, circa 1790-1830
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by John Thomas Smith
sepia and wash, circa 1830
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by John Thomas Smith, after Unknown artist
aquatint, published 1791
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Monument to William Camden in Westminster Abbey
by John Thomas Smith
aquatint, published 1791
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Monument to William Camden in Westminster Abbey
by John Thomas Smith
aquatint, published 1791
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by John Thomas Smith, published by Nathaniel Smith
stipple and line engraving, published 10 May 1792
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by John Thomas Smith, published by Nathaniel Smith
stipple and line engraving, published 10 May 1792
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John Tradescant the Elder and John Tradescant the Younger
possibly by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 1793
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by and published by John Thomas Smith, and by Anne Maria Smith (née Prickett), and published by Nathaniel Smith, printed by Joseph Stewardson, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published December 1796
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by John Thomas Smith, printed by Joseph Stewardson, published by Nathaniel Smith, after Reynolds of Dublin
line and stipple engraving, published February 1797
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Tomb of Lady Frances Kniveton (née Dudley)
published by Nathaniel Smith, and published by John Thomas Smith
line engraving, published 10 August 1798
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling fruit ('Lemons')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling toys ('Young Lambs')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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James Sharp (Sharpe) Egland or Eagland ('The Flying Pie-Man')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling toys ('Windmills')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown woman street vendor ('Birmingham-Balls')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Two unknown sitters mending pans ('Tinker')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling fish ('Live Haddock')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man ('A study in Bethlem Hospital')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling doormats ('Door-Mats')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling firewood ('Wood')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling pickled cucumbers ('Pickled Cucumbers')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling ironmongery ('Roasting-Jack, Toasting-Forks, Files or Skewer')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling plaster figures ('Very Fine Very Cheap')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown man selling peas ('Hot Peas')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
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Unknown artist ('St. Luke's Day: a Poor Painter Removing')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 May 1816
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'This Day at 5 the Grand Golden Lottery Begins' (Four unknown men)
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 April 1816
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Unknown man selling bricks ('Hearth-Stones')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 April 1816
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Unknown man selling umbrellas ('Umbrellas to Mend')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 29 May 1816
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by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 April 1816
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published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after John Thomas Smith
lithograph, mid 19th century
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