James Burrell Smith (died 16 December 1897) was a watercolour and landscape artist. He was born in London. In 1843 he moved to Alnwick, Northumberland where he trained with Thomas Miles Richardson.The Wallington Gallery - James Burrell Smith (1822- 1897) He travelled around the UK and Europe. During the 1880s, he created some engravings for The Illustrated London News.'James Burrell Smith' historical pictures, Look and Learn Picture Archive.British Newspapers at findmypast. Subscription required.
Family James Burrell Smith was baptised in Stepney on 12 April 1829. His parents are listed as James, a revenue officer, and Sarah.London, Docklands And East End Baptisms, at findmypast, subscription required. He married Eleanor Laidler at Edlingham, Northumberland on 24 April 1850.England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry, Library Edition. In the 1871 census, he was living at 13, Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, aged 47, occupation Landscape Painter and birthplace, Stepney, Middlesex.1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG10, Piece number 31, Folio 28; Page 50, at findmypast.co.uk, (subscription required).
His second daughter, Sarah Emma Burrell Smith (1854-1943), known as "Cissie", was also a landscape watercolour artist.Clodgy Point St Ives Watercolour C Burrell Smith, Antiques-Atlas.com. Accessed 7 March 2024.
Death James Burrell Smith died at 1a, Mornington Avenue, West Kensington on 16 December 1897.Morning Post, 24 December 1897, p. 1
References
External links James Burrell Smith profile ArtUK.org. Accessed 7 March 2024. James Burrell Smith in National Trust collections. Landscape with Cattle by James Burrell Smith, The Lytham St Annes Art Collection. List of Auction Records: Benezit Dictionary Of Artists, Rouco-Sommer, 2006. (Available to borrow at the Internet Archive.)