John Rubens Smith 1810 Pastel Portrait of Mrs. Woodcock

Item Details

Portrait of Mrs Woodcock, 1810
Pastel composition on board
Signed to the verso
Inscribed to the reverse, “Mrs Woodcock painted … in April 1810 by J. R. Smith, Newman Street, London.”

John Rubens Smith was born in London in 1775, where he first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith, a mezzotint engraver and later studied art at the Royal Academy. He emigrated to New York City in the early 19th century and influenced a generation of American artists through his drawing academies and drawing manuals. He died in New York City in 1849.

Condition

- wear to edges of frame; loss of gesso to edges of frame; dust and accretions present to glass and frame; wear to edges of canvas; wear to pine backing on painting.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 8" W x 9.5" H.

Item #

18DCC584-148