Smirke
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Smirke is a surname, and may refer to:
- Robert Smirke (painter)Robert Smirke (painter)Robert Smirke , was an English painter and illustrator.-Life and work:Smirke was born at Wigton near Carlisle, the son of a clever but eccentric travelling artist. In his thirteenth year he was apprenticed in London with an heraldic painter, and, at the age of twenty, began to study at the schools...
- Robert Smirke (architect)Robert Smirke (architect)Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture his best known building in that style is the British Museum, though he also designed using other architectural styles...
, son of Robert Smirke the painter - Sydney SmirkeSydney SmirkeSydney Smirke, architect, was born in London, England, the younger brother of Sir Robert Smirke, also an architect. Their father, also Robert Smirke, had been a well-known 18th Century painter.Sydney Smirke's works include:...
, son of Robert Smirke the painter - Charles Smirke, British jockey