James Smithson Medallion, Back View
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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
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.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009 and Record Unit 7000, Box 6
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Unknown, c. 1910
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Other, plaster with gilding
95-3573-06
Color: Black and White; Size: 2 1/8w x 2 1/2h x 1/2d; Type of Image: Bust; Medium: Other, plaster with gilding