Portrait of Henry James Hungerford (circa 1808-1835)

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27E_112]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographs

Date: 1880

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27E, Image No. SIA_000095_B27E_112

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Summary

Silhouette portrait of Henry James Hungerford (also known as Henry James Dickinson and Baron Henri de la Batut), nephew of James Smithson, son of Smithson's half brother, Henry Louis Dickinson. Smithson bequeathed his estate to Hungerford, who died without heir in Pisa, Italy, in 1835. The estate then went to the United States to found the Smithsonian Institution, as specified in Smithson' s will.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Hungerford, Henry James c. 1808-1835

Notes

  • SPS Copy No. 91-6952 and 2002-12209
  • USNM No. 10734

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27E, Image No. SIA_000095_B27E_112

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1880
  • Undated (photographed 1880s)

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Portraits

Form/Genre

Photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27E_112]

Physical description

Cartes-de-visite (card photographs); 4 x 2.5;

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