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John Raphael Smith BIOGRAPHY
1752 - 1812 Doncaster. Known for: Mezzotint, portrait drawing.
Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting.... Read full biography
Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting. Turner and Girtin were once employed by him and Peter Dewit as well as James and William Ward were... Read full biography
Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting. Turner and Girtin were once employed by him and Peter Dewit as well as James and William Ward were among his students. Nearly 400 mezzotints by Smith have been recorded of the highest quality. He regularly worked with paintings by Reynold Romney Moreland and other popular artists. He contributed often... Read full biography
Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting. Turner and Girtin were once employed by him and Peter Dewit as well as James and William Ward were among his students. Nearly 400 mezzotints by Smith have been recorded of the highest quality. He regularly worked with paintings by Reynold Romney Moreland and other popular artists. He contributed often at the Royal Academy from 1779-1805 with works of oil, crayon and mezzotint. He died in 1812 at the age of 60.... Read full biography
Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting. Turner and Girtin were once employed by him and Peter Dewit as well as James and William Ward were among his students. Nearly 400 mezzotints by Smith have been recorded of the highest quality. He regularly worked with paintings by Reynold Romney Moreland and other popular artists. He contributed often at the Royal Academy from 1779-1805 with works of oil, crayon and mezzotint. He died in 1812 at the age of 60.... Read full biography
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Smith was born in Derby, the son of Thomas Smith a landscape painter known as "Smith of Derby". At 16, J.R. Smith tried his hand at engraving while in London. He found his talent in mezzotinting. Turner and Girtin were once employed by him and Peter Dewit as well as James and William Ward were among his students.
Nearly 400 mezzotints by Smith have been recorded of the highest quality. He regularly worked with paintings by Reynold Romney Moreland and other popular artists. He contributed often at the Royal Academy from 1779-1805 with works of oil, crayon and mezzotint. He died in 1812 at the age of 60.Biography from Christie's Online
John Raphael Smith exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy from 1779 until 1805. He specialized in portrait drawings, and later in his life much of his work was produced in the northern cities of York, Sheffield and Doncaster, where he died.