Thomas Tingey

Thomas Tingey

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852

Details

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")
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Text Visual · 98%

    The inscription “Capt. Tingey. 1806.” is visibly arranged above the circular portrait, with additional notation below the image.

Visual Qualities

  • Linear Forms Visual · 96%

    The face, hair, uniform, and background are rendered through closely spaced engraved lines and crosshatching.

Medium and Techniques

  • Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the medium as engraving on paper.

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The object is classified by the museum as Print and Prints.

  • Tondo Visual · 97%

    The portrait image is enclosed in a circular field, clearly establishing a tondo-like circular format.

Time Periods

Materials

  • 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.