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John Smith
Self-portrait, c. 1817
Born	January 23, 1775 London, England
Died	August 21, 1849(1849-08-21) (aged 74) New York City, United States
Children	John
Parent	John Smith

John Rubens Smith (January 23, 1775 – August 21, 1849) was a London-bornpainter,printmaker and art instructor who worked in theUnited States.

Smith was born in London where he first studied art with his father,John Raphael Smith, amezzotint engraver. Smith later studied art at theRoyal Academy.

Around 1807, Smith emigrated from London to New York City. He depicted the United States in the decades before photography, and influenced a generation of American artists through his drawing academies and drawing manuals. He died in New York City.

His sonJohn Rowson Smith was amoving panorama painter who worked withRichard Risley Carlisle.

• The juvenile drawing-book (1844)

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  Beacon Hill, Boston
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  Catskill Mountain-House
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  Officer from First Troop, Philadelphia

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• John Rubens Smith biography at the Library of Congress website (visited June 21, 2010)
• John Rubens Smith Created Pictorial Record of Early America at the Library of Congress website (visited June 21, 2010)
• Vital data at printsandprintmaking.gov.au (visited June 21, 2010)

• John Rubens Smith, New York, N.Y. letter to Asher Brown Durand, 1826 May 25 (visited June 21, 2010)

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