James Smetham, by James Smetham
Summary
Self portrait
oil on board
10 x 7 cm
1855
James Smetham (1821—1889) was an English Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painter and engraver, a follower of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Smetham was born in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, and attended school in Leeds; he was originally apprenticed to the Lincoln architect Edward James Willson before deciding on an artistic career. He studied at the Royal Academy, beginning in 1843.
Date
1855
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain