Unidentified Man
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4"); Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 7/8"); Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 7/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a silhouette and lists Silhouette/Cut-out among its subjects; the image visibly shows a dark cut-paper profile against a light support.
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog lists Portrait as a subject, while the image presents a single human likeness in profile. The sitter is identified only as an unidentified man.
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Face Visual · 99%
The central subject is a clearly legible human facial profile, with the forehead, nose, lips, and chin defined by the outer contour.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 92%
A nearly black silhouette is strongly contrasted with a pale cream-colored ground, producing a predominantly black-and-white tonal organization.
Medium and Techniques
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog records a paper-based mounted work, and the image shows a cut-paper form attached to an album page.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog dates the work c. 1804–06, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Both · 99%
The recorded medium is cut coated paper mounted on paper, and the image visibly shows a paper cut-out on a paper support.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Man. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.