Adam Smith (1723-1790), Political economist
Sitter in 6 portraits
Author of The Wealth of Nations, 1776; his theory of free trade was to replace the concept of the exclusive rights of the mother country on which the first British Empire was based.
after James Tassie
plaster cast of medallion, (1787)
NPG 1242
by James Tassie
glass paste medallion, 1787
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3237
Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville; Adam Smith; George Brown
by John Kay
etching, 1787
NPG D16845
after John Kay
reproduction of etching, (1790)
NPG D16844
by Mackenzie, after James Tassie
stipple engraving, published 1809
NPG D6775
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