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DiaporamaShop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New York City
1817
40.0 x 50.0 cm
For many years this watercolor had been attributed to the New York portrait and landscape watercolorist John Rubens Smith. More recent scholarship suggests that the artist was an amateur--perhaps even an employee of Phyfe’s shop--familiar with engraved images of manufactories and shops of the kind printed on business cards and furniture labels and in newspaper advertisements. The picture corresponds almost precisely to such imagery, for example, in the way the buildings completely fill the picture space and in the contrived presentation of the shop’s wares in the central doorway.
John Rubens Smith (1775 – 1849)
John Rubens Smith (1775-1849) was a London-born artist who documented early America through portraits, landscapes & genre scenes. Influential art instructor and creator of drawing manuals. Explore his legacy!
About this artwork
- Title: Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New York City
- Artist: John Rubens Smith
- Year: 1817
- Original dimensions: 40.0 x 50.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
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