Alexander Hamilton
Robert Field, 1769? - 1819 John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843 (after)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Image: 27.1 x 22.1 cm (10 11/16 x 8 11/16"); Plate: 36.4 x 26.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/2")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The image clearly depicts a single identified sitter, and the museum catalog classifies the work as a portrait of Alexander Hamilton.
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
A single named individual dominates the composition, identified in the catalog as Alexander Hamilton.
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Face Visual · 98%
The composition gives strong emphasis to the sitter's head, facial features, and directed gaze.
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Political Figures Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies Hamilton as a government official, cabinet member, Secretary of the Treasury, congressman, and Continental congressman.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 97%
The impression is rendered in a restricted black, gray, and cream tonal range without evident colored passages.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 96%
Fine, repeated stippled and linear marks describe the face, hair, clothing, and surrounding field with substantial graphic detail.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Both · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a print, while the image visibly presents a printed engraved impression with a plate border and engraved inscriptions.
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The listed medium is stipple and line engraving on paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The museum specifies that the engraving is on paper.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the print to 1806, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
Robert Field, 1769? - 1819. Alexander Hamilton. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.