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John Smibert
1688–1751
(b Edinburgh, 24 Mar. 1688; d Boston, 2 Apr. 1751). Scottish-born portrait painter who emigrated to America in 1728 and settled in Boston in 1730. Before this he had travelled in Italy and practised successfully in London in an uninspired style derived from Kneller.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)