Object Details
- Artist
- James Roberts, 1753 - c. 1809
- Sitter
- James Smithson, c. 1765 - 1829
- Provenance
- Mrs. Fitall, widow of Smithson’s servant John; sold through (H.P. Bohn) to Smithsonian,1849; accessioned by NPG 1996
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1786
- Object number
- NPG.96.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Frame: 59.7 x 47 x 7.6cm (23 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 3")
- Place
- United Kingdom\England
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Printed Material\Book
- Exterior\Landscape
- Costume\Academic\Cap and gown
- James Smithson: Male
- James Smithson: Education\Founder
- James Smithson: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.96.28
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a409d0c6-9c3e-41b2-9a4b-a746b7decbe7
