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John Thomas Smith Art

British, 1766-1833

John Thomas Smith, or "Antiquity Smith," was born on June 27, 1966. He was a painter, engraver and antiquarian and born in London. He was the son of a sculptor and his father worked under sculptor Daniel Nollekens, where Smith first received his artistic training. He soon left to study drawing with John Keyse Sherwin 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 1810–15, Smith created drawings and engravings of notable beggars in London and published The Streets of London: With Anecdotes of Their More Celebrated Residents. Smith was offered the position of Keeper of Prints department of the British Museum in September 1816, which still allowed him to sketch and draw until his death. Smith passed away on March 8, 1833.

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

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

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"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 flo...

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1790s Old Masters John Thomas Smith Art

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Paper, Ink, Etching

"Country Inn by the Pond, " Etching by John Thomas Smith
"Country Inn by the Pond, " Etching by John Thomas Smith

"Country Inn by the Pond, " Etching by John Thomas Smith

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Country Inn by the Pond" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. It depicts a cozy building surrounded by trees and vegetation and next to a pond. 3" x 5 1/4" art 16" x 18 1/...

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1790s Old Masters John Thomas Smith Art

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'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith
'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith

'Near Mrs. Teshmakers, Edmonton' original etching by John Thomas Smith

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The present is one of the many prints John Thomas Smith produced of English cottages and vernacular architecture. This example, a view of a cottage in Edmonton, is closely related to...

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1790s Old Masters John Thomas Smith Art

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18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees
18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees

18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Near Tottenham Midd." is an original etching by John Thomas Smith at the top right of the image, reading "Drawn & Etch'd by J. T. Smith, Engraver of the Antiquities of London & Envi...

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1790s Old Masters John Thomas Smith Art

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Paper, Ink, Etching

"Forest Glen, " Etching Landscape initialed in Plate by John Thomas Smith
"Forest Glen, " Etching Landscape initialed in Plate by John Thomas Smith

"Forest Glen, " Etching Landscape initialed in Plate by John Thomas Smith

By John Thomas Smith

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"Forest Glen" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. The piece was initialed in plate. It depicts a small inlet to a lush forest. 3 5/8" x 3 1/2" art 12 7/8" x 12 3/4" frame ...

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1790s Old Masters John Thomas Smith Art

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