Unidentified Man

Unidentified Man

William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845

Details

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")
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise

Art Genome Taxonomy

5 tags

Subject Matter

  • Silhouettes Both · 100%

    The museum classifies the work as a silhouette, and the image clearly shows a solid dark profile cut-out against a lighter paper ground.

  • Individual Portrait Both · 99%

    The title identifies an unidentified man, while the image presents a single sitter in profile.

Medium and Techniques

  • Paper Cut-Outs Both · 100%

    The medium is cataloged as cut coated paper mounted on paper, and the visible work is a paper cut-out.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The museum dates the work to c. 1804-06, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Materials

  • Use of Paper Metadata · 100%

    The catalog specifies cut coated paper mounted on paper.

Source & rights

William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Man. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.