Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice

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British diplomat art collector human patron of the arts

Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice, was an 18th-century British diplomat and prominent art collector best known as a major patron and promoter of the Venetian painter Canaletto.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British diplomat ⓘ art collector ⓘ human ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ
activity	acting as agent for British Grand Tourists purchasing art in Venice ⓘ assembling a comprehensive library and print collection ⓘ
associated with	British Grand Tour ⓘ Canaletto NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
collection destination	British Royal Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ
country of citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
field of work	art collecting ⓘ art dealing ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ
genre collected	Old Master drawings ⓘ Old Master prints ⓘ vedute ⓘ
known for	being a major patron and promoter of Canaletto ⓘ influencing British taste for Venetian vedute ⓘ
name	Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notable collector of	books ⓘ drawings ⓘ paintings ⓘ prints ⓘ
notable work	collection of Venetian paintings ⓘ commissioning of numerous views of Venice ⓘ formation of a major collection of Old Master paintings and drawings ⓘ patronage of Venetian artists ⓘ promotion of Venetian art in Britain ⓘ promotion of the painter Canaletto ⓘ sale of his art collection to King George III ⓘ support of the Venetian painter Canaletto ⓘ
occupation	art collector ⓘ diplomat ⓘ
patron of	Canaletto NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian painters ⓘ
position held	British Consul at Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
sold collection to	King George III NERFINISHED ⓘ
work location	Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Canaletto → patron → Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice ⓘ