Morgan Dix

Morgan Dix

Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)

Details

Dimensions
Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.3 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/8")
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Individual Portrait Both · 99%

    A single identified sitter, Morgan Dix, is shown in a formal posed portrait; the catalog lists Morgan Dix and Portrait among the subjects.

  • Interiors Both · 98%

    The sitter is posed in a constructed studio environment with architectural molding and furnishings; the catalog explicitly lists Interior\Studio.

  • Related to Religion Both · 96%

    The sitter’s clerical robe and stole are clearly visible, and the catalog identifies Morgan Dix under Religion and Spirituality\Clergy.

Medium and Techniques

  • Photography Both · 99%

    The image is a monochrome photographic portrait, and the catalog classifies the work as a Photographic Negative and Photograph.

  • The supplied image is rendered in a monochrome black-and-white tonal range.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 93%

    The catalog dates the work c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.

Materials

  • Glass as Material Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies a glass plate collodion negative, identifying glass as the support material.

Furniture and Lighting

  • Chair Both · 99%

    An upholstered chair with carved scroll details is clearly visible at the right side of the image, and the catalog lists Chair among the subjects.

Source & rights

Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Morgan Dix. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.