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John Smart

(1741-1811), Miniature painter

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 20 portraits
John Smart, miniature painter, was director and vice-president of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and exhibited with that society. He went to India in 1788 and obtained a number of commissions in that country. He settled down in London in 1797 and remained there until his death. Smart possessed a great knowledge of anatomy, and his portraits are drawn with greater anatomical accuracy and possess more distinction than those of any miniature painter of his time.

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James Bruce

by John Smart
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1776
NPG 5008

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

by John Smart
pencil and grey wash, feigned oval, 1792
NPG 4316

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

by John Smart
pencil and wash, feigned oval, 1798
NPG 4315

James Johnson

by John Smart
pencil, feigned oval, 1799
NPG 5409

William Bligh

by John Smart
pencil and watercolour, engraved 1803
NPG 4317

Sir John Taylor, Bt

by John Dixon, after John Smart
mezzotint, 1770s-1780s
NPG D40847

Sir Henry Clinton

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 1780
NPG D2086

Sir Henry Clinton

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 1780
NPG D2087

James Anderson

by Luigi Schiavonetti, after John Smart
stipple and line engraving, 1785-1810
NPG D13242

James Anderson

by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1792
NPG D16625

James Anderson

by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1792
NPG D16626

James Anderson

by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, circa 1792
NPG D16627

Richard Rundle Burgess

after John Smart
stipple engraving, after 1797
NPG D32406

John Clements

by Henry Bone, after John Smart
pen and ink, 1817 or before (1798)
NPG D17361

James Anderson

by Luigi Schiavonetti, after John Smart
stipple and line engraving, (1800)
NPG D15222

'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'

by George Noble, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, and published by John Edwards, after Robert Smirke, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D15178

'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'

by George Noble, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, and published by John Edwards, after Robert Smirke, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D17018

John Macbride

by Henry Richard Cook, published by Joyce Gold, probably after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 30 April 1808 (1760)
NPG D14178

Edward O'Bryen

by William Skelton, and by and published by Joseph John Skelton, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1 June 1809
NPG D40205

Unknown man

by John Smart
watercolour, circa 1810
NPG D18559

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