John Smith (art historian)
British art dealer (1781–1855) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Smith (1781–1855) was a 19th-century British art dealer who developed the concept of the catalogue raisonné.
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Born | 1781 |
Died | 1855 |
Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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Smith was born in London. He began dealing in art as a framemaker, specializing in wood-carving and gilding.[1] He became an art dealer and art consultant known for his "reasoned catalog" of painters that he wrote in 8 volumes and sold by subscription to his art clients during the years 1829 to 1837, and to which he added a 9th volume as a supplement in 1842.