Nathaniel Smibert (January 20, 1734 – November 8, 1756), was an American colonial artist in Boston, Province of Massachusetts, active in the mid-18th century. He is considered to be the first portrait painter in America.<!---A peculiar statement. I'm reluctant to remove it given the title of the book from Yale, but I'm not sure I would agree with it.--->
Biography
Born in Boston in 1734, Nathaniel Smibert trained as a painter with his father, artist John Smibert. He painted several portraits, notably of Ezra Stiles, architect Peter Harrison, and Dorothy Wendell (in the Collection of Dr John L Hale, Boston). Smibert died young in 1756, at the age of twenty-two.
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File:Ezra Stiles by Nathaniel Smibert 1756.jpeg|Portrait of Ezra Stiles, 1756
Image:JohnLovell byNathanielSmibert 18thc Harvard.png|Portrait of John Lovell, 18th century
File:Nathaniel Smibert Portrait of a Cleric.jpg|Portrait of an unidentified man, attributed to Nathaniel Smibert, 18th century
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