Thomas Jonathan Jackson
John Adams Elder, 3 Feb 1833 - 24 Feb 1895 Minnis & Cowell, active c. 1860 - 1865 (after)
Details
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- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 141 × 102.9 cm (55 1/2 × 40 1/2"); Frame: 175.9 × 129.5 × 14 cm (69 1/4 × 51 × 5 1/2"); Sight: 138.1 × 100.5 cm (54 3/8 × 39 9/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
The museum metadata identifies the sitter as male, and the image visibly presents a single human figure as the dominant subject.
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The title and catalog identify Thomas Jonathan Jackson, while the image presents one individualized sitter in a formal portrait format.
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War and Military Both · 99%
The metadata identifies Jackson as a general and Confederate Army officer; the image shows a military uniform, insignia, belt, gloves, binoculars, and a saber.
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Figures in Nature Both · 95%
The catalog lists an exterior setting and forest, and the image clearly places the standing figure beneath an open sky among vegetation and rocky ground.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Visual · 94%
The image is dominated by subdued brown, gray, olive, and other muted earth colors in the uniform, landscape, and surrounding atmosphere.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The museum records the medium as oil on canvas.
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 86%
The painting models the face and uniform through marked contrasts between the dark figure and the lighter sky and selective highlights on the hands and equipment.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the painting to 1876.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The recorded place of origin is Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Source & rights
John Adams Elder, 3 Feb 1833 - 24 Feb 1895. Thomas Jonathan Jackson. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C..