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Heliotype Printing Co.
de la Batut, George Henry
Johns, Henri
Smithson, James,
Heliotype Printing Co.
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James Smithson Engraving
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.
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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.
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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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