Robert Smith 最著名的画作是位于 纽黑文 耶鲁英国艺术中心 的《The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi (1823)》。 我们的目录收录了 Robert Smith 的 2 件作品;以下是全球关注度最高的 2 件作品,并附有创作年份、馆藏博物馆及其艺术价值。
排名依据为我们的热度评分,该评分综合了每件作品的搜索量、访问量及订单量。更新于 November 2026。 本页面的每一件杰作均可根据您选择的尺寸,定制为博物馆级手工油画复制品或艺术微喷画。
收藏了本页中大部分画作的 1 家博物馆。
| 博物馆 | 城市 | Robert Smith 的作品 | 此列表中的画作 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 纽黑文 | 2 | The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi, Inside the Main Entrance of the Purana Qila, Delhi |
此页面中所有 Robert Smith 的作品均创作于 1823 年:以下是其中最著名的作品。
The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi (1823)
36岁:The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi创作于1823,Robert Smith出生于1787。
我们的目录收录了 2 件 Robert Smith 的作品。
其中大部分藏于 耶鲁英国艺术中心 (纽黑文)。上表逐一列出了这些博物馆。
在 1823 期间:本页 2 件作品中有 2 件创作于该时期,其中包含 The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi。
The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi 及 Inside the Main Entrance of the Purana Qila, Delhi 是该页面中由 耶鲁英国艺术中心, 纽黑文 收藏的 2 件作品之一。
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Bideford, Devon, holds the origin of a man whose life was defined by lines, measurements, and the expansion of empire. Born in 1787, Robert Smith does not enter history as a professional painter, but as a Colonel of the Bengal Engineers. His hands were trained for the precision of the East India Company, tasked with surveying frontiers and managing the structural integrity of fortifications. Between 1805 and 1833, his world was shaped by the geography of India. He moves through landscapes of dust and stone, serving as an aide-de-camp to Sir George Nugent and conducting surveys across the Mirzapur area and the Delhi frontier.
The transition from technical drafting to artistic expression happens in the quiet intervals of military service. In 1814 and 1818, while stationed as Superintending Engineer in Penang, his focus shifts toward the documentation of Prince of Wales Island. He utilizes pencil, watercolour, and eventually oils to capture the architecture and the movement of people. These sketches are not mere records; they possess a specific structural clarity. His work captures the weight of buildings and the animation of groups in the foreground, often rendered with an intense attention to architectural detail.
The rhythm of his life follows the movement of troops and the demands of engineering. He is present during the Nepal War from 1815 to 1816, acting as a field engineer amidst conflict. Later, in Delhi, he applies his technical expertise to the restoration of Islamic monuments. His visual output expands beyond the Indian subcontinent to include views of Constantinople, specifically the Sarayburnu from Galata. The medium changes too; some of his more significant works are executed on copper, suggesting a period of creation in Europe, perhaps near Nice.
His later years see a retreat to more settled landscapes, though the memory of India remains central. After retiring to England in 1833, he lives in Bideford and later Paignton, Devon, where he builds Redclyffe Towers. His domestic spaces are filled with his own views, a personal collection intended to remind him of the terrain that occupied his career. Even as he settles into life in England and travels through Italy and France, the architectural precision of his earlier surveys remains the foundation of his visual legacy.
While Smith never sought the public eye or exhibition halls, his records remain held in significant repositories. His sketches and paintings are preserved within the following institutions:
His work exists as a bridge between the surveyor's map and the artist's observation. The technical accuracy required for his role in the Bengal Engineers informs every stroke of his watercolour and oil. He leaves behind a documented history of 19th-century landscapes, from the explosion of the magazine at Bharatpur to the quiet streets of Lucknow.