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Painter, antiquarian and engraver, chiefly of topographic and antiquarian views of London. He wrote a life of the sculptor Joseph Nollekens and was a keeper of prints for the British Museum.
Born: 1766 in London
Died: 1833
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
John Thomas Smith
Nollekens And His Times: Comprehending A Life Of That Celebrated Sculptor; And Memoirs Of Several Contemporary Artists, From The Time Of Roubiliac, Hogarth, And Reynolds, To That of Fuseli, Flaxman, And Blake. By John Thomas Smith, Keeper Of The Prints And Drawings In The British Museum. Second Edition. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - London:: 1829.
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John Thomas Smith
Ancient topography of London; containing not only views of buildings which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published; but some account of places and customs either unknown, or overlooked by the London historians - London: 1815
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John Thomas Smith
Antiquities of Westminster; the Old Palace; St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons) &c. &c. : Containing two hundred and forty-six engravings of topographical objects, of which one hundred and twenty-two no longer remain. / By John Thomas Smith. This work contains copies of manuscripts which throw new and unexpected light on the ancient history of the arts in England. - London: June 9, 1807
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