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Hugh Smithson Portrait

Smithsonian Institution Archives1780

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
Washington, DC, United States

AUTHOR: Unknown
SUBJECT: Smithson, Hugh, Sir 1715-1786
Smithson, James 1765-1829
Hamilton, Hugh Douglas 1740-1808
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 5h; Type of Image: Bust; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE: Photographic print
DATE: c. 1780
CATEGORY: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES: For additional information, see Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 21, page viii and page 51 where the image was reproduced.
SUMMARY: Engraving of Hugh Smithson (1714-1786) after a pastel by Hugh Douglas Hamilton. Hugh Smithson, a.k.a Hugh Percy, First Duke of Northumberland and father of James Smithson. This is a copy of the original portrait received as part of Smithson's estate and which is housed in the James Smithson Collection, Division of Political History, National Museum of American History.
CONTAINED WITHIN: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder: 18 and Record Unit 95, Box 27 and Record Unit 7000, Box 8, Folder: 5
CONTACT INFORMATION: Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC: Duke of Northumberland
Percy, Hugh
Portraits
Nobility
Smithson family
Busts
STANDARD NUMBER:91-6951or 59717A
RESTRICTIONS: No restrictions
DATA SOURCE: Smithsonian Archives - History Div

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  • Title: Hugh Smithson Portrait
  • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
  • Date Created: 1780
  • Subject Keywords: James Smithson, Founding of the Smithsonian Institution
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