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The dramatic sweep of this portrait blurs the line between portraiture and genre, between real life and the stage, and shows that had he not been one of the eighteenth century's most dynamic and accomplished engravers, Smith would have been a leading figure among oil painters, rather than one whose work in that medium is perhaps seen too seldom.
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com
The dramatic sweep of this portrait blurs the line between portraiture and genre, between real life and the stage, and shows that had he not been one of the eighteenth century's most dynamic and accomplished engravers, Smith would have been a leading figure among oil painters, rather than one whose work in that medium is perhaps seen too seldom.