James Smithson's Tomb near Genoa, Italy

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Object Details

Author

Photo Engraving Co. of New York

Subject

Smithson, James 1765-1829

Notes

Sepia tone version in Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection, volume 21, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1881, p. 10. Also have photograph of the site, located in SIA RU7000, B5, F11. Have numerous copies of engraved plate.

Summary

Engraving of James Smithson's grave in the Protestant or English cemetery on a hilltop near Genoa, Italy. The inscription reads: "This monument is erected, and the ground on which it stands purchased in perpetuity by Henry Hungerford, esq., the deceased's nephew, in token of gratitude to a generous benefactor and as a tribute to departed worth."

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 21, Folder 7-B

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1881

Standard number

82-3202

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exterior

Physical description

Color: Sepia; Size: 4 1/2 x 7; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Genoa (Italy)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Benefactors

Memorials

Smithson, James--Death and burial

Smithson family

Tombs

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

siris_sic_9921