Unidentified Men
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9.2 × 7.1 × 0.2 cm (3 5/8 × 2 13/16 × 1/16")
- 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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Group Portrait Both · 99%
The title identifies two unidentified men, and the image shows two sitters posed together in a formal studio setting.
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Interiors Both · 99%
The catalog lists an interior, and the image visibly shows a staged indoor studio with a backdrop, floor, and furniture.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 96%
The supplied digital image is rendered in a grayscale tonal range characteristic of a black-and-white photographic representation.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative and Photographs.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The medium is identified as a glass plate collodion negative, indicating a traditional photographic process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The recorded place of origin is the United States, District of Columbia, Washington.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
A chair is listed in the catalog subjects and is clearly visible at the left side of the composition.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Unidentified Men. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.