Morgan Dix
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.3 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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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.
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Interiors Both · 98%
The sitter is posed in a constructed studio environment with architectural molding and furnishings; the catalog explicitly lists Interior\Studio.
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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
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Photography Both · 99%
The image is a monochrome photographic portrait, and the catalog classifies the work as a Photographic Negative and Photograph.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 96%
The supplied image is rendered in a monochrome black-and-white tonal range.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 93%
The catalog dates the work c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies a glass plate collodion negative, identifying glass as the support material.
Furniture and Lighting
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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.