Smibert, John
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1713-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Portrait painter | ||
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
| Marriage | Mary Williams | ||
| Issue | Nathaniel | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Apprenticed to a house painter in Edinburgh before moving to London. Joined the Great Queen Street Academy, governed by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Returned to Edinburgh and from there travelled to Italy and Bermuda. Eventually settled in Boston where he died in 1751.
