James Smithson
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Object Details
- Artist
- Henri-Joseph Johns, 1761 - 1843
- Sitter
- James Smithson, c. 1765 - 1829
- 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.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Museum of American History Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
- 1816
- Object number
- NPG.85.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- 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")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Miniature
- James Smithson: Male
- James Smithson: Education and Scholarship\Founder
- James Smithson: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.85.44
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f6854715-ec81-4dfd-9dbf-a9e6d6d11a06
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