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    James Smithson Engraving
     
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    Catalog: 
    Historic Images of the Smithsonian
    Title: 
    James Smithson Engraving
    Date: 
    c. 1881
    Co-Author/Creator: 
    Heliotype Printing Co.
    Contained In: 
    Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder: 1
    Summary: 
    Engraving of James Smithson as an adult, based upon a miniature portrait of Smithson done in oil on ivory by Henri Johns on May 11, 1816 at Aix la Chapelle, France, and purchased in 1878 from George Henry de la Batut of France. The engraving was prepared by the Heliotype Printing Company, Boston, c. 1881, and published in sepia tone in Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 21. The original portrait is located in the National Portrait Gallery.
    Notes: 
    For additional information, see Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 21, pp. viii, 1 and 16. See also neg. #82-3206.
    Usage: 
    Restrictions: No restrictions
    Physical_Description: 
    Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Bust; Medium: Engraving
    Negative Number: 
    MAH 14574 or MAH14574
    Ordering Information: 
    For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu.
    Digital Reference: 
    Images
    Digital Copies: 
    MAH14574.tif, 300 dpi,
    Subject: 
    de la Batut, George Henry
    Johns, Henri
    Smithson, James, 1765-1829.
    Heliotype Printing Co.
    Art objects
    Benefactors
    Engraving
    Philanthropists
    Portraits
    Smithson family
    Busts
    Form/Genre: 
    Engraving
    Contact Information: 
    Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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