Unidentified Man
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4"); Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 7/8"); Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 7/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 100%
The image visibly shows a dark profile cutout, and the catalog classifies the work as “Silhouette” and “Silhouettes.”
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
A single head-and-shoulders sitter is shown in profile; the title is “Unidentified Man” and the catalog subject list includes Portrait.
Visual Qualities
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Flatness Visual · 94%
The sitter appears as a planar, nearly uniform dark shape defined primarily by its outer contour, despite visible surface variation.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Metadata · 100%
The catalog records the medium as “Cut coated paper mounted on paper,” directly supporting a paper cut-out technique.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The visible support is paper, and the catalog records cut coated paper mounted on paper.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work c. 1804–06, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Man. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.