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Robert Smirke (painter) Robert Smirke, after a painting by Mary Smirke, painted by Charles Picart, 1814. Robert Smirke RA (15 April 1753 – 5 January 1845) was an English painter and illustrator, specialising in small paintings showing subjects taken from literature. He was a member of the Royal Academy.
Robert Smirke, RA. Painter and prolific book-illustrator. Father of the architect. Much of his work was in book illustration. His most important series were: 'Don Quixote', 74 plates, Cadell & Davies 1817. The BM has two sets of proofs before and with letter, which are now kept together in a portfolio 166.d.13 (1858,0417.64 to 211). There are ...
10 de mar. de 2022 · In 1803 Robert Smirke (1780–1867), a young British architect, visited Athens to study ancient buildings – including the Parthenon – as part of his professional training. At the time, Smirke was just one of many contemporary architects inspired by the simple splendour of ancient Greek buildings in Italy, Greece and Turkey.
Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As an attached architect within the Office of Works, he designed several major public buildings, including the main block and façade of the British Museum and altered or repaired others.
Sir Robert Smirke by William Daniell, after George Dance (1809) Robert Smirke (1780-1867) was appointed architect of the new King's College in 1829. He was knighted in 1832. He already had a considerable reputation as resident architect of the Office of Works and famously was responsible for the General Post Office and British Museum.
Robert Smirke may refer to: Robert Smirke (painter) (1753–1845), English painter. Robert Smirke (architect) (1780–1867), his son, English architect. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Vida y Biografía de Sir Robert Smirke (Londres, 1781-Cheltenham, 1876) Arquitecto británico. Representante del estilo neogriego en Inglaterra, es el artífice del British Museum, el edificio de Correos y el teatro Covent Garden, todos en Londres. Colabora para ampliar la biografía de Sir Robert Smirke