David G. Farragut
John Chester Buttre, 10 Jun 1821 - 2 Dec 1893 Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894 (after)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 60.4 x 47.9cm (23 3/4 x 18 7/8"); Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait of David Glasgow Farragut, while the image centers on a single, formally posed male sitter whose face and upper body dominate the composition.
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War and Military Both · 99%
The catalog identifies Farragut as a Navy officer, admiral, rear admiral, and Union officer associated with the Civil War; visually, he wears a formal naval uniform with epaulets and rows of buttons.
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Modes of Transportation Visual · 98%
Numerous sailing and steam-powered vessels appear throughout the surrounding maritime scenes, including a large sailing vessel at right and smoke-producing boats above and below the portrait.
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Waterscapes Visual · 97%
Water occupies much of the surrounding imagery, with waterways, shorelines, docks, and vessels forming the environmental setting around the central figure.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 94%
The image is rendered primarily in black, gray, and warm sepia-like tones through engraved line work and tonal hatching rather than saturated color.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 97%
Fine hatching, crosshatching, and detailed tonal modeling describe the sitter’s face and uniform as well as the ships, smoke, shorelines, and lower vignette.
Medium and Techniques
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a print made with engraving on paper.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a print and provides sheet dimensions of 60.4 by 47.9 cm.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies paper as the support; the image is visibly printed on a substantial sheet with a broad surrounding margin.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the print to 1865, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
John Chester Buttre, 10 Jun 1821 - 2 Dec 1893. David G. Farragut. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.