Smith, W. Hawke
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) c 1820-25
Known places of work:
Unknown
Known techniques:
Painted on card
Known materials:
Unknown
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Known from one silhouette of a man (1825), recorded by Jackson. She describes the piece as good painted work. Woodiwiss also claimed to have seen another silhouette, dated 1820. The artist signed his work on the front of the profile, beneath the bust-line.
Additional research about W. Hawke Smith:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Smith, W. Hawke (McKechnie Section 2)