James Smithson Portrait by H. Johns, Henri-Joseph Johns

Creator: smillie, t. W (thomas william) 1843-1917 title: james smithson portrait by h. Johns date: 1816 notes: photograph taken by t. W. Smillie, smithsonian photographer, of miniature (4 2/3" x 5") oil portrait of james smithson by henri johns in 1816. Original miniature is located in the national museum of american history, division of political history. See also neg. #mah 14574 summary: photograph is of a portrait of james smithson (1765-1829), founding donor of the smithsonian institution, as an adult. The photograph is of 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.