Robert Smirke

British · 1753–1845 · Painter, Printmaker

English painter and illustrator, specialising in small paintings showing subjects taken from literature (1753-1845)

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English painter and illustrator, specialising in small paintings showing subjects taken from literature (1753-1845)

Born 1753, WigtonDied 1845, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q10658585 ↗ULAN 500009443 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as BA Smirke, R. A. R. Smirke, R. A. Robert Smirke, R.A. Smirke, R. Smirke, Robert I Smirke, Robert Smirk, Smirk and 3 other name forms

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Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Robert Smirke, An Allegory of Britain's Mercantile Power — **An Allegory of Britain's Mercantile Power**pen and black and brown inks with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Robert Smirke, An Allegory of Britain's Naval Might — **An Allegory of Britain's Naval Might**pen and black and brown inks with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Robert Smirke, Hôtel de Ville, Place des Terreaux, Lyons — **Hôtel de Ville, Place des Terreaux, Lyons**1845 · pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Robert Smirke, Patriotic Fund — **Patriotic Fund**pen and brown ink with gray wash heightened with white on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Schoolboy, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Lover, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Lover, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: Second Childishness, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Justice, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Justice, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii — **The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii**1799
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwalli — **The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwalli**1792
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

Robert Smirke, Shakespeare's Seven Ages (of Man) (Furnishing Fabric) — **Shakespeare's Seven Ages (of Man) (Furnishing Fabric)**c. 1805 · Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne — public domain (CC0)

Robert Smirke, Monument with Palm Tree and Mementos — **Monument with Palm Tree and Mementos**n.d. · Brush and gray wash, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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