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John Thomas Smith

English painter, engraver and antiquarian (1766-1833)

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Images from the collections

Images by John Thomas Smith

68 images from works
  • An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • An itinerant poor saleswoman selling hearthstones. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • Two blind beggars, one stands with a placard around his neck and hat, the other kneels with a dog on his lap. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An old itinerant salesman offering the repair of defect umbrellas. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An itinerant salesman with artificial arms selling the bootlaces that hang from the hooks of his hands. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.
  • An itinerant salesman selling hot peas from the pot he carries under his right arm. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the south, with part of London Wall in the foreground, and a muck-raker scraping at the cobblestones. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1814, after himself, June 1812.
  • An itinerant salesman selling small woollen toys from a wicker baket. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • A bearded man walking the streets with his hat under his arm deeply engrossed in reading a book. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the south, with part of London Wall in the foreground, and a muck-raker scraping at the cobblestones. Etching by J. T. Smith, 1814, after himself, June 1812.
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    A man with an artificial arm selling live haddock from a basket he suspends from the hook on his left shoulder. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    John Thomas Smith | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 43985i
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    An itinerant salesman selling reproductions of antique and modern sculptures from a timber board he balances on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    John Thomas Smith | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44004i
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    An old woman wearing a ragged coat leans against the stump of a tree holding a broom in her right hand and a hat in her left hand. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    John Thomas Smith | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44015i
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    Sion College, London Wall, London: view of the north facade, with a man climbing a ladder to attend to a street lamp. Etching, 1800.

    John Thomas Smith | Date: 20 July 1800 | Reference: 23424i
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    A sitting blind beggar sells 'love sonnets' to obtain money with a boy. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

    John Thomas Smith | Date: 30 April 1816 | Reference: 16450i
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Related topics

Poor
Beggars
Hats
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Traveling sales personnel
Persons with Disabilities
London
Dogs
Trees
Blind

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