Francis Hopkinson Smith

American author, artist and engineer (1838–1915)

† 1915 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 3 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Francis Hopkinson Smith was born on October 23, 1838 in Baltimore and died on April 7, 1915 in New York City, aged 76. Recorded occupations: writer, novelist, painter, engineer and civil engineer. Country of citizenship: United States. Educated at Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

At a glance

Born: October 23, 1838 · Baltimore
Died: April 7, 1915 · New York City
Age at death: 76
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: writer, novelist, painter, engineer, civil engineer
Education: Boys' Latin School of Maryland
Wikipedia editions: 3 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Francis Hopkinson Smith's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1915 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 5 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q5481321 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Francis Hopkinson Smith on Wikipedia.

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