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James Smithson

James Smithson
Artist
Henri-Joseph Johns, 1761 - 1843
Sitter
James Smithson, c. 1765 - 1829
Date
1816
Type
Painting
Medium
Gouache on ivory
Dimensions
Accurate: 7.6 × 7 cm (3 × 2 3/4")
Frame (with hanging hook): 13.8 × 11.7 cm (5 7/16 × 4 5/8")
Topic
Miniature
James Smithson: Male
James Smithson: Education and Scholarship\Founder
James Smithson: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Museum of American History Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.85.44
Provenance
M. de la Batut, of Belz, France, “half-brother of the nephew of James Smithson,” offering it for sale; purchased by Smithsonian; transferred to NPG 1985
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution…for the Year 1877 [publ. 1878], p.9.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view