John J. Crittenden
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 × 6.5 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 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 image presents one clearly identifiable sitter in a formal posed composition, and the catalog identifies the work as the portrait “John J. Crittenden.”
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Interiors Both · 92%
The catalog lists Interior as a subject, while the image shows the sitter posed before a controlled, unadorned backdrop rather than in an exterior setting.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The supplied image is rendered in a grayscale range, with dark clothing and a lighter face, hair, and shirt against a midtone background.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a Photographic Negative and as Photographs.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 99%
The specified medium is glass plate collodion negative, a nineteenth-century photographic process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to circa 1860–63, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the support as a glass plate in the medium description and dimensions.
Jewelry and Fashion Object Types
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Costume Accessory Both · 95%
A chain-like ornament and formal neckwear are visible on the sitter, and the catalog specifically records costume jewelry, a chain, and a tie or necktie.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. John J. Crittenden. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.