John Smart
(1741-1811), Miniature painterSitter 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.
by John Smart
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1776
On display in the Room 14 miniature case at the National Portrait Gallery
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by John Smart
pencil and grey wash, feigned oval, 1792
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Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
by John Smart
pencil and wash, feigned oval, 1798
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by John Smart
pencil, feigned oval, 1799
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by John Smart
pencil and watercolour, engraved 1803
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by John Dixon, after John Smart
mezzotint, 1770s-1780s
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 1780
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 1780
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by Luigi Schiavonetti, after John Smart
stipple and line engraving, 1785-1810
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by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1792
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by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1792
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by Robert Scott, after John Smart
line engraving, circa 1792
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after John Smart
stipple engraving, after 1797
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by Henry Bone, after John Smart
pen and ink, 1817 or before (1798)
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'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
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by Henry Richard Cook, published by Joyce Gold, probably after John Smart
stipple engraving, published 30 April 1808 (1760)
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by William Skelton, and by and published by Joseph John Skelton, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1 June 1809
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by John Smart
watercolour, circa 1810
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by Luigi Schiavonetti, after John Smart
stipple and line engraving, (1800)
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'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
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