Unidentified Woman
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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Silhouettes Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a silhouette and portrait, and the image clearly shows a single left-facing profile rendered as a dark cut-out.
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Individual Portrait Both · 98%
The title is “Unidentified Woman,” the catalog lists Portrait as a subject, and the image presents one individual's profile likeness.
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Face Visual · 97%
The sitter's facial contour—especially the forehead, nose, lips, chin, and neck—is the central visual structure of the image.
Visual Qualities
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Flatness Visual · 95%
The image is organized as a flat, filled dark shape against a pale ground, with the outline rather than modeled volume carrying the likeness.
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Black and White Visual · 86%
A near-black silhouette contrasts sharply with the pale, warm-toned paper support, producing a predominantly black-and-white tonal scheme with aged discoloration.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Metadata · 99%
The recorded medium is cut coated paper mounted on paper, corresponding directly to the visible cut-paper silhouette.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work circa 1804–06, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog records both the cut coated paper and the paper support.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Woman. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.