John Smibert
Scottish painter (1688–1751) who emigrated to North America, where he became one of the first professional portraitists in the British colonies. Trained in London and Italy, he introduced the European portrait style of the time to America. He is remembered as a pioneering figure who laid the foundations of colonial painting in New England.
- Works
- 1
- Years
- 1734
- As prints
- 1
