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Subject:
Hungerfords of Studley  Search this
Macie, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate  Search this
Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Color; Size: 4 1/4w x 3 1/2h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Engraving; Lithograph
Type:
Landscape
Engraving
Lithographs
Place:
Great Britain
England
Avon River (Leicestershire-Gloucestershire, England)
Bath (England)
Date:
1878
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
See Neg. # 2005-33524 for another view of Bath.
Summary:
This is a close-up view of the City of Bath from a hilltop in 1768. People are on the hill and the River Avon can be seen on the right. James Smithson's mother, Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie, was from the nearby town of Weston and Mrs. Macie in 1761 enjoyed the freedom of widowhood and the elaborate social life of Bath. Bath was the favorite playground in England for the upper class. It is suspected that this is where she met and had an affair with Sir Hugh Smithson. The affair led to the birth c. 1765 of James Smithson, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7000, Box 5, Folder 6
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
England  Search this
Health resorts  Search this
Hot springs  Search this
Resorts  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Standard number:
2005-33529
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11609