Alexander Campbell
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 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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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The work is titled "Alexander Campbell," the catalog identifies the sitter, and the image presents one centrally positioned person in a formal portrait setting.
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Human Figure Both · 99%
A single standing human figure occupies most of the composition; the catalog identifies the subject as Alexander Campbell.
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Interiors Both · 97%
The figure is posed within a studio-like setting containing a curtain, chair, floor, and plain backdrop; the catalog lists Interior/Studio as a subject.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The image is photographic, and the catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative and Photograph with the medium listed as glass plate collodion negative.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 98%
The supplied image is rendered in monochrome tones without visible color information.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 1860–1870, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 98%
The catalog specifies a glass plate collodion negative, identifying glass as the support material.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
A chair occupies the right side of the image and supports the sitter's hand; the catalog explicitly lists a chair among the subjects.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Alexander Campbell. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.