Mrs. Brumaud
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16"); Sheet: 54.2 x 39.9 cm (21 5/16 x 15 11/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog lists Portrait as a subject, and the image shows one individualized sitter in profile.
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Individual Portrait Visual · 97%
A single sitter is isolated within the circular composition and shown from the shoulders upward.
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Face Visual · 99%
The face and sharply defined right-facing profile dominate the composition.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Detailed Visual · 94%
Fine linear work and hatching describe the hair, facial contour, lace, and clothing with a high level of detail.
Medium and Techniques
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the medium as engraving on paper; the catalog taxonomy represents this process with the combined Etching/Engraving category.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The object is classified by the museum as a Print.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 98%
The museum identifies the support as paper and provides separate image and sheet dimensions.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The work is dated 1800, placing it within the nineteenth century under the catalog's time-period taxonomy.
Jewelry and Fashion Object Types
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Necklaces Metadata · 99%
The museum subject headings explicitly identify a necklace as part of the sitter's costume and jewelry.
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Earrings Metadata · 99%
The museum subject headings explicitly identify an earring as part of the sitter's costume and jewelry; a pendant earring is visible beside the neck.
Source & rights
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852. Mrs. Brumaud. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.