James Burrell Smith Explained

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.^[1] He travelled around the UK and Europe. During the 1880s, he created some engravings for The Illustrated London News.^{[2] [3]}

Family

James Burrell Smith was baptised in Stepney on 12 April 1829. His parents are listed as James, a revenue officer, and Sarah.^[4] He married Eleanor Laidler at Edlingham, Northumberland on 24 April 1850.^[5] In the 1871 census, he was living at 13, Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, aged 47, occupation Landscape Painter and birthplace, Stepney, Middlesex.^[6]

His second daughter, Sarah Emma Burrell Smith (1854-1943), known as "Cissie", was also a landscape watercolour artist.^[7]

Death

James Burrell Smith died at 1a, Mornington Avenue, West Kensington on 16 December 1897.^[8]

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.)

Notes and References

1. https://www.thewallingtongallery.co.uk/collections/james-burrell-smith-1822-1897 The Wallington Gallery - James Burrell Smith (1822- 1897)
2. https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/s/James+Burrell+Smith 'James Burrell Smith' historical pictures
3. British Newspapers at findmypast. Subscription required.
4. London, Docklands And East End Baptisms, at findmypast, subscription required.
5. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry, Library Edition.
6. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG10, Piece number 31, Folio 28; Page 50, at findmypast.co.uk, (subscription required).
7. https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/clodgy_point_st_ives_watercolour_c_burrell_smith_/as470a701 Clodgy Point St Ives Watercolour C Burrell Smith
8. Morning Post, 24 December 1897, p. 1