Unidentified Man
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845
Details
- Palette
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- 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")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog lists the subject as “Portrait” and titles the work “Unidentified Man”; the image presents a single human profile as its central subject.
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Silhouettes Both · 100%
The work is classified as a silhouette, with the subject listed as “Silhouette\Cut-out”; visually, the sitter is represented by a solid dark profile defined almost entirely by its outer contour.
Medium and Techniques
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Paper Cut-Outs Both · 100%
The catalog specifies “Cut coated paper mounted on paper,” and the image shows a cut dark paper form adhered to a pale paper support.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog identifies paper as both the cut material and the mounting support; the photographed object is visibly a paper page with a mounted paper silhouette.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to c. 1804–06, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Both · 99%
The supplied medium is cut coated paper mounted on paper, making paper the primary visible material of both the silhouette and its support.
Source & rights
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 9 Jul 1845. Unidentified Man. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise.