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.
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
NPG D40091
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
NPG D40094
Unknown man selling pickled cucumbers ('Pickled Cucumbers')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
NPG D40095
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
NPG D40097
Unknown man selling plaster figures ('Very Fine Very Cheap')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
NPG D40098
Unknown man selling peas ('Hot Peas')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
NPG D40099
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 31 December 1815
NPG D16915
Unknown artist ('St. Luke's Day: a Poor Painter Removing')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 May 1816
NPG D40078
'This Day at 5 the Grand Golden Lottery Begins' (Four unknown men)
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 April 1816
NPG D40080
Unknown man selling bricks ('Hearth-Stones')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 30 April 1816
NPG D40085
Unknown man selling umbrellas ('Umbrellas to Mend')
by and published by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 29 May 1816
NPG D40089
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
NPG D39438
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