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John Smart

John Smart

1742⚠

WA-00009729

PaintingContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

69

Works in Collection

99

Assets Indexed

2

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ6258207

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Museum
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%

About

Why this artist matters now

John Smart was an English painter who specialised in portrait miniatures. He was a contemporary of Richard Cosway, George Engleheart, William Wood and Richard Crosse.

Source: Museum · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (69)

Sladich's Anaconda, Montana

Sladich's Anaconda, Montana

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 21.2 × 26.6 cm (8 3/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cane Worker's Camp, Kauai, Hawaii

Cane Worker's Camp, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.4 cm (8 3/4 × 11 3/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aloha Sweet Shop, Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii

Aloha Sweet Shop, Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Raphaels Catholic Church, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii

St. Raphaels Catholic Church, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hanelei Fire Station, Kanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

Hanelei Fire Station, Kanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.6 cm (8 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.2 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kauai County Jail, Kauai, Hawaii

Kauai County Jail, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Waioli Mission Church, Hanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

Waioli Mission Church, Hanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wilcox House, Hanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

Wilcox House, Hanelei, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.1 × 28.6 cm (8 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Japanese Cemetory, Cane Worker's Housing, Sugar Mill, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii

Japanese Cemetory, Cane Worker's Housing, Sugar Mill, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.3 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.7 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kehaha Theatre, Kehaha, Kauai, Hawaii

Kehaha Theatre, Kehaha, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.2 × 28.5 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cane Workers House and Fishnet Floats, Kauai, Hawaii

Cane Workers House and Fishnet Floats, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.3 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Methodist Church, Kauai, Hawaii

Methodist Church, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22 × 28.5 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.2 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Doorway to Kilauea Light House, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii

Doorway to Kilauea Light House, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 28.4 × 22.2 cm (11 3/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lauai-Kai residence of John Gregg Allerton

Lauai-Kai residence of John Gregg Allerton

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 16.1 × 21.1 cm (6 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kilauea Lighthouse, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii

Kilauea Lighthouse, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 28.1 × 22.1 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tibetan Antique Dealers

Tibetan Antique Dealers

1974 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.1 × 27.9 cm (8 3/4 × 11 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Monks

1974 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22 × 27.8 cm (8 11/16 × 11 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Actress of Tibetan Drama Society in dress of Central Tibet.

Actress of Tibetan Drama Society in dress of Central Tibet.

1973 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.8 × 22 cm (11 × 8 11/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Khampa Man

1973 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.8 × 22 cm (11 × 8 11/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sisters and Son

Sisters and Son

1973 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 21.9 × 27.8 cm (8 5/8 × 11 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Monk and Practicioner of Herbal Medicine

Monk and Practicioner of Herbal Medicine

1973 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.6 × 21.5 cm (10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman from Central Tibet with Prayer Beads

Woman from Central Tibet with Prayer Beads

1973 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.8 × 22.1 cm (11 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.6 × 26.2 cm (8 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.4 × 34.6 cm (10 13/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.8 cm (14 1/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.2 × 26.1 cm (8 × 10 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 34.8 cm (10 15/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.8 cm (14 1/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

69 published of 69 catalogued · 60 with image

Art Institute Chicago
46 published46 img
The Met
16 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Bailey, née Lamack
1771 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Lieutenant General Daniel Burr
1799 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence
1770 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Mr. Shippard
1770 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

10 assets

Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Bailey, née Lamack (c. 1776)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Mr. Shippard (c. 1776)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India (1787)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of M. de Viapre (c. 1776)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Anna Maria Woolf, née Smart (c. 1785)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man (1786)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Sir Soulden Lawrence (1770)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Lady (1761)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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