James Smithson Medallion, Back View

ID: 95-3573-06

Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954

Form/Genre: Other, plaster with gilding

Date: Unknown, c. 1910

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009 and Record Unit 7000, Box 6

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Summary

The back view of a plaster medallion painted gold with image of James Smithson (1765-1829) prepared for the Smithsonian Institution by Smithsonian art curator, Ruel P. Tolman, based on a neo-classical bust of Smithson in bas relief attributed to the Engraver General of France, Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819), which was found among Smithson's personal effects after his death. Please see negative number 95-3573-2 for the front view.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Canova, Antonio 1757-1822
  • Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
  • Tiolier, Pierre Joseph 1763 - 1819

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Photograph of medallion in RU95 box 21 folder 1A, negatives 33395 or SA-766. The medallion was originally attributed to the Italian artist Antonio Canova, but the "T" mark on the medallion identifies it as created by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009 and Record Unit 7000, Box 6

Contact information

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

Date

Unknown, c. 1910

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Portrait medallions
  • Art
  • Benefactors
  • Smithson family
  • Busts
  • Philanthropists
  • Art objects

Form/Genre

Other, plaster with gilding

ID Number

95-3573-06

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 2 1/8w x 2 1/2h x 1/2d; Type of Image: Bust; Medium: Other, plaster with gilding

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