1766 - 1833

The Life of John Thomas Smith

John Thomas Smith, also known as Antiquity Smith, was an English painter, engraver, and antiquarian. Born in the back of a Hackney carriage on 23 June 1766, he was the son of Nathaniel Smith, a sculptor and later a printseller. While he initially attempted to train as a sculptor under Joseph Nollekens, he eventually studied with John Keyse Sherwin and at the Royal Academy. After three years, he transitioned to living off his drawing skills, moving away from topographical drawing and acting ambitions to compile Antiquities of London and its Environs.

Artistic Contributions and Career

Smith served as the Keeper of the Prints department at the British Museum starting in September 1816. His notable works include:

  • Antiquities of Westminster (1807), which featured drawings of antiquities inspired by paintings found during work on the Houses of Parliament.
  • The Streets of London: Anecdotes of Their More Celebrated Residents (1815).
  • Vagabondiana, or Anecdotes of Mendicant Wanderers through the Streets of London (1817).
  • Nollekens and His Times (1828), a biography noted for its "malicious candour."

He also published Remarks on Rural Scenery in 1797, which contains what appears to be the earliest reference to the compositional "rule of thirds." Smith died on 8 March 1833.

प्रश्न और उत्तर

क्या John Thomas Smith की कलाकृतियों का कोई 3D वर्चुअल टूर उपलब्ध है?

John Thomas Smith का 3D गैलरी एक ऐसा पेज है जो कलाकार की कलाकृतियों को एक वर्चुअल थ्री-डायमेंशनल गैलरी में प्रदर्शित करता है।

John Thomas Smith की कलाकृतियाँ कला आंदोलन (art movement) के आधार पर कहाँ देखी जा सकती हैं?

John Thomas Smith द्वारा अपनाए गए कला आंदोलनों को कलाकार के सभी कला आंदोलन पेज पर देखा जा सकता है, जहाँ कलाकृतियों को उनके आंदोलन के आधार पर वर्गीकृत किया गया है।

मैं किसी विशिष्ट विषय पर John Thomas Smith की कृतियाँ कैसे ढूँढ सकता हूँ?

John Thomas Smith का कीवर्ड के अनुसार पेज कलाकार की कलाकृतियों को उनके कीवर्ड के आधार पर वर्गीकृत करता है।

John Thomas Smith की कलाकृतियाँ रंगों के आधार पर कहाँ देखी जा सकती हैं?

रंगों का क्रम पेज पर John Thomas Smith की कलाकृतियों को रंगों के आधार पर व्यवस्थित किया गया है।

Quick quiz

प्रत्येक प्रश्न का केवल एक ही सही उत्तर है।

प्रश्न 1:
What was John Thomas Smith's nickname?
प्रश्न 2:
Which famous artist did Smith serve as an informal artistic mentor to?
प्रश्न 3:
In which institution did Smith serve as the Keeper of the Prints department?
प्रश्न 4:
What was the subject of Smith's book 'Vagabondiana'?
प्रश्न 5:
Smith's 1797 work 'Remarks on Rural Scenery' contains what early reference?