John ‘Warwick’ Smith
- Years
- 1749 - 1831
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Available items
- 1
- Sold items
- 3
Biography
The artist was born in Cumberland and patronised by 2nd Earl of Warwick who sponsored his travels to Italy in 1776 and whose name became the artist’s sobriquet. Smith spent five years in Rome and Naples, befriending William Pars and Thomas Jones, in whose Memoirs he is frequently referenced. He was one of the most admired watercolourists of his day.