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John Smibert

1688

WA-00116696

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Smithsonian

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2019.25
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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John Smibert was a Scottish-born painter who specialised in portrait painting and was the first academically trained artist to work in British America.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (2)

Captain John Garish

1737 · Oil on canvas

75.9 × 62.6 cm (29 7/8 × 24 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Richard Bill

1733 · Oil on canvas

127.6 × 102.2 cm (50 1/4 × 40 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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