| William Smith Jewett | |
| Birth Date: | 1821 |
| Birth Place: | Dover, New York, U.S. |
| Death Date: | 1873 |
| Death Place: | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education: | New York Academy of Design |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Children: | William Dunbar Jewett |
William Smith Jewett (1821–1873) was an American painter.
Jewett was born in South Dover, New York.[1] He studied painting at the New York Academy of Design, where he became an associate in 1845.[2] He sold many paintings through the American Art-Union, and he exhibited his artwork at the Academy of Design in 1841–1851.[2] Jewett moved to San Francisco, California in 1851, where he joined the Society of California Pioneers and he did many portraits of pioneers like him, including John Sutter.[2] Jewett died in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1] His son, William Dunbar Jewett, became a sculptor.[2]