John Smibert
American artist (1688-1751) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 63
John Smibert was a Scottish-born painter who specialised in portrait painting and was the first academically trained artist to work in British America.
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The Bermuda Group (Dean Berkeley and His Entourage), begun in 1728, finished 1739. Yale University Art Gallery
Advertisement for "John Smibert, painter, sells all sorts of colours, dry or ground, with oils and brushes. ... Wholesale or retail at reasonable rates, at his house in Queen-Street, between the Town-House and the orange tree, Boston," 1734
Plaque at Granary Burying Ground in Boston commemorating Smibert
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Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1688 to 1751 · aged 63
