Robert Smirke (painter)

Robert Smirke RA (15 April 1753 – 5 January 1845) was an English painter and illustrator, specialising in small paintings showing subjects taken from literature. He was a member of the Royal Academy.^[1]^[2]

^ "Robert Smirke, R.A." The Art Journal. 43: 345–346. 1891.
^ Fiske, Tina (2004). "Smirke, Robert (1753–1845)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25762. Retrieved 24 March 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1] "Robert Smirke, R.A." The Art Journal. 43: 345–346. 1891.

[2] Fiske, Tina (2004). "Smirke, Robert (1753–1845)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25762. Retrieved 24 March 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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