James Smithson Engraving

ID: MAH 14574 or MAH14574

Creator: Heliotype Printing Co

Form/Genre: Engraving

Date: c. 1881

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder: 1

Close
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image Print
 

Summary

Engraving of James Smithson as an adult, based upon a miniature portrait of Smithson done in oil on ivory by Henri Johns on May 11, 1816 at Aix la Chapelle, France, and purchased in 1878 from George Henry de la Batut of France. The engraving was prepared by the Heliotype Printing Company, Boston, c. 1881, and published in sepia tone in Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 21. The original portrait is located in the National Portrait Gallery.

Subject

  • de la Batut, George Henry
  • Johns, Henri
  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Heliotype Printing Co

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For additional information, see Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 21, pp. viii, 1 and 16. See also neg. #82-3206.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder: 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1881

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Art
  • Engraving
  • Benefactors
  • Smithson family
  • Busts
  • Philanthropists
  • Portraits
  • Art objects

Form/Genre

Engraving

ID Number

MAH 14574 or MAH14574

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Bust; Medium: Engraving

Full Record

View Full Record