Landscape with Castle on a Hill

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

George Smith of Chichester, a prolific painter of landscapes, was born in Chichester to a man who combined the trades of baker and cooper with the calling of a Baptist minister. His brothers, William and John, were also landscape painters; George often collaborated on works with his brother John. George Smith exhibited at the Society of Arts in London during the 1760s and early 1770s (he won prizes there in 1760, 1761 and 1763) and at the Royal Academy. His paintings were popular and many of them found a wider audience through the medium of engraving. Before he specialised in landscape painting, Smith painted still lifes; and in addition to practising as an artist, he was also a poet and a musician.

Places

Subjects

farmer/farm labourer, landscape C18th, genre, tree, cow, dog, sheep, river bank, river, waterfall, bridge (rural), fence, house, cottage, farm, castle, thatched roof

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

George, (of Chichester) Smith (1713/14 - 1776)

Title

Landscape with Castle on a Hill

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 51.50 cm, width: 71.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchasaed fom Appleby Bros, 1948

Inscription

None

GAC number

643