James Smithson as a Student at Pembroke College Oxfore-mah-10614.jpg

AUTHOR:
Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917
SUBJECT:
Fitall, John
Smithson, James 1765-1829
Roberts, James 1753 -c. 1809
Fitall, Mrs. John
Pembroke College (Oxford University)
Oxford University
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Black and White; Size: 4 x 6 1/2; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic Print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Portraits
DATE:
1870
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES:
Same portrait as #9077, #10192, #72-3961, #72-3691-A.
SUMMARY:
Photograph of the painting, placed on an easel, by James Roberts (1753 -c.1809) in 1786 of James Smithson as a student at Pembroke College, Oxford University, England. Smithson is wearing his university robes and seated in a chair. Smithson attended Pembroke College, Oxford University, from 1782 to 1786, studying geology and mineralogy. The painting was purchased in 1850 from the widow of John Fitall, Smithson's former servant to whom Smithson had granted an annuity. The original painting is located in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
CONTAINED WITHIN:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder: 1-A
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC:
Art objects
Benefactors
Philanthropists
Portraits
Smithson family
STANDARD NUMBER:
10614 or MAH-10614
RESTRICTIONS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div