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Thomas Smith (painter)
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Captain Thomas Smith was an artist
and mariner
who lived somewhere between 1600 and 1700 and completed a self-portrait
circa
1680. He lived in Boston
and was a Puritan
as evidenced by his dress and symbolism in the portrait. The painting also includes the following poem, signed T.S. (Hughes, 35)
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and mariner
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
who lived somewhere between 1600 and 1700 and completed a self-portrait
Self-portrait
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting...
circa
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1680. He lived in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and was a Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
as evidenced by his dress and symbolism in the portrait. The painting also includes the following poem, signed T.S. (Hughes, 35)
Why Why should I the World be minding
therein a World of Evils Finding
- Then Farewell World: Farewell thy Jarres
- thy Joies thy Toies thy Wiles thy Warrs
Truth Sounds Retreat: I am not sorye.
- The Eternal Drawes to him my heart
- By Faith (which can thy Force Subvert)
To Crowne me (after Grace) with Glory.
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