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John Thomas Smith
18th century landscape etching pastoral house nature scene detailed ink trees

1793

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"Figure by the Cottage in Forest" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. The miniature landscape shows a pair of cottages in the woods, nestled back into the trees. A river flows by on the right side of the image, passing a large boulder in the foreground. The figure is near the leftmost cottage with a knapsack and a walking stick. Art size: 3" x 5 1/4" Frame size: 17 1/4" x 19 1/8" John Thomas Smith (1766-1833) was a painter, engraver and antiquarian, born in London, and the son of a sculptor. His father worked under sculptor Daniel Nollekens, where Smith first received his artistic training, but left to study drawing with John Keyse Sherwin and at the Royal Academy. Smith published books of engravings and worked as a drawing master in Edmonton. In 1807 he published Antiquities of Westminster which has been described as his major work. Between 1810 and 1815, Smith created drawings and engravings of notable beggars in London and published The Streets of London: Anecdotes of Their More Celebrated Residents. Smith was offered the position of Keeper of the Prints department of the British Museum in September 1816 which, still allowed Smith to sketch and draw until his death. Source: Wikipedia
  • Creator:
    John Thomas Smith (1766 - 1833, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1793
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 19.125 in (48.58 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1790-1799
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 10669g1stDibs: LU60534120222

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