Mrs. Brumaud

Mrs. Brumaud

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852

Details

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")
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Portrait Both · 99%

    The catalog lists Portrait as a subject, and the image shows one individualized sitter in profile.

  • Individual Portrait Visual · 97%

    A single sitter is isolated within the circular composition and shown from the shoulders upward.

  • Face Visual · 99%

    The face and sharply defined right-facing profile dominate the composition.

Visual Qualities

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The object is classified by the museum as a Print.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 98%

    The museum identifies the support as paper and provides separate image and sheet dimensions.

Time Periods

  • 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

  • Necklaces Metadata · 99%

    The museum subject headings explicitly identify a necklace as part of the sitter's costume and jewelry.

  • 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.