John Smibert

John Smibert
A self-portrait of Smibert (c. 1739)
Born24 March 1688
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died2 April 1751 (aged 63)
Boston, Massachusetts, British America
Known forPortrait painting

John Smibert (24 March 1688 – 2 April 1751) was a Scottish-born painter who was the first academically trained artist to work in British America.

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