James Burrell Smith
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James Burrell Smith (died 16 December 1897) was a watercolour and landscape artist. He was born in London. In 1843 he moved to Alnwick, Northumberland where he trained with Thomas Miles Richardson.[1] He travelled around the UK and Europe. During the 1880s, he created some engravings for The Illustrated London News.[2][3]
Family
[edit]James Burrell Smith was baptised in Stepney on 12 April 1829. His parents are listed as James, a revenue officer, and Sarah.[4] He married Eleanor Laidler at Edlingham, Northumberland on 24 April 1850.[5] In the 1871 census, he was living at 13, Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, aged 47, occupation Landscape Painter and birthplace, Stepney, Middlesex.[6]
His second daughter, Sarah Emma Burrell Smith (1854-1943), known as "Cissie", was also a landscape watercolour artist.[7]
Death
[edit]James Burrell Smith died at 1a, Mornington Avenue, West Kensington on 16 December 1897.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ The Wallington Gallery - James Burrell Smith (1822- 1897)
- ^ 'James Burrell Smith' historical pictures, Look and Learn Picture Archive.
- ^ British Newspapers at findmypast. Subscription required.
- ^ London, Docklands And East End Baptisms, at findmypast, subscription required.
- ^ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry, Library Edition.
- ^ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG10, Piece number 31, Folio 28; Page 50, at findmypast.co.uk, (subscription required).
- ^ Clodgy Point St Ives Watercolour C Burrell Smith, Antiques-Atlas.com. Accessed 7 March 2024.
- ^ Morning Post, 24 December 1897, p. 1
External links
[edit]- James Burrell Smith profile ArtUK.org. Accessed 7 March 2024.
- James Burrell Smith in National Trust collections.
- Landscape with Cattle by James Burrell Smith, The Lytham St Annes Art Collection.
- List of Auction Records: Benezit Dictionary Of Artists, Rouco-Sommer, 2006. (Available to borrow at the Internet Archive.)
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