Francis’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Flower Market (recto); Sketch of City (verso)
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Covent Garden Market, with Portico of St. Paul's Church, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Berkeley Square, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Room in Which Colonel Newcome Died, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Fleet Street from Cock Tavern, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

The Reform Club, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

St. Bartholomew's the Great, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Jermyn Street, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Fleet Street and St. Paul's, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Lamb Court, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Hare Court, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Washhouse Court — Grey Friars, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Smithfield Market, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

St. George's Church, Hanover Square, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

The Cock Tavern, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Interior of the Cheshire Cheese, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Cloister of Chapel — Grey Friars, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Staple Inn, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

London Bridge, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915

Outside View of Colonel Newcome's Rooms, from In Thackeray's London
Francis Hopkinson Smith American, 1838-1915