Mme. Bidetrenoulleau
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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Portrait Both · 100%
The image clearly depicts a single recognizable human sitter in profile, and the catalog identifies the work as a portrait of Mme. Bidetrenoulleau.
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Individual Portrait Both · 100%
A single female sitter is shown alone in profile; the catalog identifies the subject as Mme. Bidetrenoulleau and classifies the work as a portrait.
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Face Visual · 100%
The composition is dominated by the sitter’s side-view head and face, defined by the forehead, nose, lips, chin, and neck contour.
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Silhouettes Both · 100%
The continuous dark profile is visibly a silhouette, matching the catalog classification of Silhouette and Silhouettes.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Both · 100%
The work is visibly formed from a cut-out paper profile, and the catalog specifies the medium as cut coated paper mounted on paper.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 100%
The catalog explicitly describes the object as cut coated paper mounted on paper.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to circa 1803–04, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 100%
Paper is explicitly identified as the material and support in the catalog medium description.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Mme. Bidetrenoulleau. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.