Sir George Thomas Smart
(1776-1867), Conductor and organistRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
Organist in the Chapel Royal under George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria, and conductor at many provincial music festivals featuring the work of Handel. He conducted the first English performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 1826.
by William Bradley
oil on canvas, 1829
NPG 1326
by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1864
NPG Ax13903
by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1864
NPG x22617
by Ebenezer Stalker, published by Martin Colnaghi, after John Cawse
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D4251
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