James Smithson's Tomb near Genoa, Italy

ID: 82-3202

Creator: Photo Engraving Co. of New York

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1881

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder 7-B

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Summary

Engraving of James Smithson's grave in the Protestant or English cemetery on a hilltop near Genoa, Italy. The inscription reads: "This monument is erected, and the ground on which it stands purchased in perpetuity by Henry Hungerford, esq., the deceased's nephew, in token of gratitude to a generous benefactor and as a tribute to departed worth."

Subject

Smithson, James 1765-1829

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Sepia tone version in Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection, volume 21, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1881, p. 10. Also have photograph of the site, located in SIA RU7000, B5, F11. Have numerous copies of engraved plate.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder 7-B

Contact information

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

Date

1881

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Tombs
  • Smithson, James
  • Benefactors
  • Memorials
  • Smithson family
  • Death and burial
  • Smithson, James--Death and burial

Place

Genoa (Italy)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

82-3202

Physical description

Color: Sepia; Size: 4 1/2 x 7; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

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