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John Warwick Smith (1749-1831)

Collection

Guy Peppiatt Fine Art

Description

Inscribed with title on old backing, watercolour over pencil on laid paper watermarked with a fleur de lys. John ‘Warwick’ Smith was born in Cumberland and studied under Sawrey Gilpin. In 1776, he was sent to Rome by his patron George, 2nd Earl of Warwick and remained there for five years. His stay coincided with those of his fellow artists William Pars, Thomas Jones (who records some of Smith’s activities in his Memoirs) and Francis Towne with whom he returned to England via Switzerland in 1781. In January 1778 he was recorded as living in a house about two miles outside the Porta Pia, but in March of that year he set off for Naples where he spent sixteen months. He was back in Rome in July 1779 and left for home in August 1781.

This is likely to be a view of the many villas in the countryside outside Rome.

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Location

Rome, Italy

Country

Italy

Medium

Watercolour