James Smetham, by James Smetham

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James Smetham, by James Smetham

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Self portrait
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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.

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