Jessie Benton Frémont
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 catalog identifies the work as a portrait of Jessie Benton Frémont, and the image shows one clearly individuated seated sitter in a formal pose.
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Interiors Both · 86%
The catalog lists an interior, and the image presents the sitter with furniture, a floor covering, and a scenic studio backdrop.
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Related to Fashion Both · 97%
The sitter's elaborate dress and accessories, including a hat, shawl, glove, and earring, are prominent in the image and recorded in the catalog's costume subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image is rendered in grayscale with a full range of monochrome tones.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 100%
The catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative and specifies a glass plate collodion negative.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work circa 1863, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 98%
The object is recorded as a glass plate collodion negative, making glass an explicit support material even though the supplied image is a digital reproduction.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
A chair is clearly visible at the right side of the composition, and seating/chair is specifically recorded in the catalog subjects.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Jessie Benton Frémont. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.