Thomas Tingey
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16"); Sheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image presents one identified sitter in profile, and the National Portrait Gallery catalog titles the work “Thomas Tingey” and lists Portrait among its subjects.
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War and Military Both · 98%
The sitter is visibly wearing a formal military-style uniform with a prominent shoulder epaulet; the catalog identifies Thomas Tingey as a Navy officer and lists an epaulet as a subject.
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Text Visual · 98%
The inscription “Capt. Tingey. 1806.” is visibly arranged above the circular portrait, with additional notation below the image.
Visual Qualities
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Linear Forms Visual · 96%
The face, hair, uniform, and background are rendered through closely spaced engraved lines and crosshatching.
Medium and Techniques
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as engraving on paper.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The object is classified by the museum as Print and Prints.
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Tondo Visual · 97%
The portrait image is enclosed in a circular field, clearly establishing a tondo-like circular format.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1806 in the museum record.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 99%
The museum records the support as paper and the medium as engraving on paper.
Source & rights
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852. Thomas Tingey. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.