Philip Key
Unidentified Artist Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827 (after)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Accurate: 78.2 x 63.5 cm (30 13/16 x 25"); Frame: 101 × 86 × 8.6 cm (39 3/4 × 33 7/8 × 3 3/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Charles Lionberger van Ravenswaay
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The work is cataloged under Portrait, and the image presents a posed likeness of a single sitter.
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
Philip Key is the identified sitter in the catalog, and the composition is devoted to one individual rather than a group or narrative scene.
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Face Visual · 98%
The sitter’s face and direct gaze form the primary visual focus of the composition.
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Political Metadata · 97%
The catalog identifies Philip Key as a government official and U.S. Congressman associated with Maryland; this reflects the sitter’s public political identity rather than a depicted political event.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 96%
Dark brown and green-black tones dominate the coat and background, with lighter accents concentrated in the face, neckcloth, and hands.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Both · 100%
The catalog specifies oil on canvas, and the image visibly shows a representational painting with modeled flesh, fabric, and highlights on the buttons.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog dates the work to circa 1800–1820, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Unidentified Artist. Philip Key. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Charles Lionberger van Ravenswaay.