William H. Maxwell
Details
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- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 27.9cm x 21.2cm (11" x 8 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 Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 100%
The museum classifies the work as a silhouette, and the image visibly centers a solid black cut-out profile defined by its outer contour.
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait titled William H. Maxwell; visually, one named, full-length individual is presented as the central subject.
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Landscapes Both · 98%
The catalog lists an exterior landscape, and the image shows an outdoor garden-like setting with paths, plantings, trees, and open space behind the figure.
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Flora Both · 98%
Trees and abundant ornamental vegetation are prominent in the drawn background, corresponding to the cataloged plant and tree subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Flatness Visual · 98%
The figure is rendered as an almost uninterrupted, opaque black shape whose visual impact depends on its flat profile silhouette against the lighter background.
Medium and Techniques
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Work on Paper Metadata · 100%
The recorded medium is lithograph, chalk, and cut paper on paper.
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Lithograph Metadata · 100%
Lithograph is explicitly listed in the catalog medium.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The work is dated 1840, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives the place of origin as Saratoga, New York, United States.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Container Both · 98%
An urn-like ornamental container is clearly visible on a pedestal at right, and the catalog specifically identifies an urn.
Source & rights
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861. William H. Maxwell. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr..