Thomas Smith (Derby)

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name = John Raphael Smith


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death_date = 1767
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Thomas Smith ( - 1767) was a landscape painter and father of John Raphael Smith of Derby. [1911 Encyclopedia Britannica - entry for his son] Smith painted many landscapes including historic houses like Chatsworth and views on the Lake District.

Smith's 1751 painting "An Extensive Landscape with Hunting Party" was sold for over $67,000 at an auction at Southeby's. He painted the picture in 1751, a year before his son was born and sixteen years before his death. [ [http://www.derbyshireuk.net/derbyshire_artists3.html DerbyshireUK.net] accessed 17 February 2008]

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