Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849

found: A compendium of picturesque anatomy, 1827:t.p. (John Rubens Smith, professor of drawing, painting and perspective)

found: MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849; usage: John Rubens Smith; John Reubens Smith; J. R. Smith; Jno. R. Smith; note: portrait, miniature and topographical painter; engraver; lithographer; son of artist John Raphael Smith (1752-1812) and father of John Rowson Smith (1810-1864); active at London, Boston, New York and Philadelphia; established art academies at New York and Philadelphia; b. Jan. 23, 1775, London; d. Aug. 21, 1849)

found: N.Y. Hist. Soc. dict. of artists in Amer., 1957(John Rubens Smith; portrait, miniature and topographical painter; engraver; lithographer; son of artist John Raphael Smith and father of John Rowson Smith; came to the United States, 1809; active at Boston and New York; b. Jan. 23, 1775, London; d. Aug. 21, 1849)